BOARDWALKS Synonyms
10 hypernyms for boardwalks. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for BOARDWALKS
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| promenade | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year • a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk • a square dance figure; couples march counterclockwise in a circle • a march of all the guests at the opening of a formal dance • a leisurely walk (usually in some public place) verb • march in a procession in a public place • take a leisurely walk | ||||||
| dock | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial • any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine • a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats • a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded • landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out • the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair • a short or shortened tail of certain animals verb • come into dock • deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty • deduct from someone's wages • remove or shorten the tail of an animal • maneuver into a dock | ||||||
| embankment | noun n | |||||
noun • a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection | ||||||
| esplanade | noun n | |||||
noun • a long stretch of open level ground (paved or grassy) for walking beside the seashore | ||||||
| jetty | noun n | |||||
noun • a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away | ||||||
| pier | noun n | |||||
noun • a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats • (architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows) • a support for two adjacent bridge spans | ||||||
| quay | noun n | |||||
noun • wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline | ||||||
| walkway | noun n | |||||
noun • a path set aside for walking | ||||||
| waterfront | noun n | |||||
noun • the area of a city (such as a harbor or dockyard) alongside a body of water | ||||||
| wharf | noun n | |||||
noun • a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats verb • provide with a wharf • store on a wharf • discharge at a wharf • come into or dock at a wharf • moor at a wharf | ||||||