Boardwalk
a promenade made of wooden boards, usually along a beach or shore.
any walk made of boards or planks.
Contemporary Examples
‘Boardwalk Empire,’ ‘Game of Thrones’ and Other Best TV Deaths of 2011 Jace Lacob, Maria Elena Fernandez December 26, 2011
Berlusconi and Putin Pillow Talk Julia Ioffe December 1, 2010
The Best and Worst TV Shows of the Year Jace Lacob December 18, 2010
‘Hot in Herre,’ ‘Cruel Summer,’ ‘Temperature’ & More Hot Summer Songs Victoria Kezra, Rachel Osman August 12, 2013
I Watched a Casino Kill Itself: The Awful Last Nights of Atlantic City’s Taj Mahal Olivia Nuzzi December 7, 2014
Historical Examples
Voice from the Cave Mildred A. Wirt
The Highgrader William MacLeod Raine
The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park Victor Appleton
The Highgrader William MacLeod Raine
The Girl Scouts at Sea Crest Lillian Garis
noun
(US & Canadian) a promenade, esp along a beach, usually made of planks
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