boardwalk

noun

board·​walk ˈbȯrd-ˌwȯk How to pronounce boardwalk (audio)
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1
: a walk constructed of planking
2
: a walk constructed along a beach

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the town's old-fashioned beachfront boardwalk has been a tourist attraction since the 1920s
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No one was more crushed about the cancellation than DePizzo and Roberge, who founded the festival on Maryland’s Ocean City boardwalk in 2022. — Leena Tailor, SPIN, 23 Oct. 2026 Set right on the boardwalk, the museum spotlights vintage arcade games and pinball machines, with around 600 games and an unlimited-play option. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2026 This place has everything from a boardwalks to natural paths and there are even bison on the property. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026 To protect the boardwalk and the homes there, the city has been hauling sand from the west end of the beach to the east to create a buffer between the ocean and the shore. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for boardwalk

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First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of boardwalk was in 1839

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boardwalk

noun
board·​walk ˈbō(ə)rd-ˌwȯk How to pronounce boardwalk (audio)
ˈbȯ(ə)rd-
: a walk of planks especially along a beach
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