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public walk

public walk noun: a promenade or well-frequented pedestrian way in a town.

Noun

public walk (plural public walks)

  1. A promenade or well-frequented pedestrian way in a town.
    • With this view he frequented public walks, concerts and assemblies, became remarkably rich and fashionable in his cloaths, gave entertainments to the ladies, and was in the utmost hazard of turning out a most egregious coxcomb.1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC
    • In the public walks and lounges of a town, people go to see and to be seen.1840 April – 1841 November, Charles Dickens, “(please specify the chapter number or name)”, in The Old Curiosity Shop. A Tale. […], London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1841, →OCLC

Forms of public walk

pluralpublic walks

Questions about public walk

What does public walk mean?
Public walk means a promenade or well-frequented pedestrian way in a town.
What part of speech is public walk?
Public walk is a noun.
What is the plural of public walk?
The plural of public walk is public walks.

Words near public walk in the dictionary

  1. public utility jeepneys
  2. public utility van
  3. public utility vans
  4. public utility vehicle
  5. public utility vehicles
  6. public walk
  7. public walks
  8. public woman
  9. public women
  10. public works
  11. public-hearted

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