public walk

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English

Noun

public walk (plural public walks)

  1. A promenade or well-frequented pedestrian way in a town.
    • 1751, Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle , volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., , →OCLC:
      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.
    • 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:
      In the public walks and lounges of a town, people go to see and to be seen.