Join free

boardwalk

English · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

boardwalk¹

  • /ˈbɔːd.wɔːk/ UK
  • /ˈbɔɹdˌwɔk/ US
  • /ˈbɔɹdˌwɑk/ cot caught merger
  • /ˈboːd.woːk/ Australia

Where it comes from

From board + walk.

noun boardwalks

  1. A slightly elevated path (walkway) for pedestrians over sandy or swampy ground, typically made out of wood; specifically (Canada, US) one running alongside a body of water or beach. A man, whom we had noticed walking rather uncertainly, as if not sure whether he was going up or down hill, at this crisis came to a pause, staggered off the boardwalk, and leaned against the fence.

    Similar: promenade

verb boardwalks · boardwalking · boardwalked

  1. To install a boardwalk over. A footpath would be boardwalked across the east meadow and would minimize compaction.

Boardwalk²

Where it comes from

Properties named after streets in Atlantic City

proper noun

  1. A board game space and the most expensive real estate property in the predominant U.S. form of Monopoly. He had to pay rent for Boardwalk twice while playing Monopoly.
  2. broadly Atlantic City itself.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: bridge, causeway, footbridge, overpass, curb, sidewalk, kerb, parkway, driveway, gateway, pier, walkway, jetty, planking, street, plank

Translations

Every language

noun slightly elevated path for pedestrians

日本語ボードウォーク
Русскийдоща́тая тропа doščátaja tropa
עבריתטַיֶּלֶת tayélet

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"boardwalk." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/boardwalk. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

boardwalk. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/boardwalk

Chicago

"boardwalk." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/boardwalk.

BibTeX
@misc{boardwalk_2026,
  title = {boardwalk},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/boardwalk},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}