Walkabout
noun
1.
Chiefly British.
a walking tour.
an informal public stroll taken by members of the royal family or by a political figure for the purpose of greeting and being seen by the public.
2.
Australian.
a brief, informal leave from work, taken by an Aborigine to wander the bush, visit relatives, or return to native life.
absence from work.
noun
1.
a periodic nomadic excursion into the Australian bush made by a native Australian
2.
a walking tour
3.
an occasion when celebrities, royalty, etc, walk among and meet the public
4.
(Austral) go walkabout
to wander through the bush
(informal) to be lost or misplaced
(informal) to lose one’s concentration
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