promenade

Plural: promenades

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)
• A prom (dance).
• A walk taken for pleasure, display, or exercise; a stroll.
• A place where one takes a walk for leisurely pleasure, or for exercise, especially a terrace by the seaside.
• A dance motion consisting of a walk, done while square dancing.

Verb

• march in a procession
• take a leisurely walk
  • "The ladies promenaded along the beach"
• To walk for amusement, show, or exercise.
• To perform the stylized walk of a square dance.

Synonyms

amble, mall, parade, perambulation, prom, saunter, stroll, troop, esplanade