board-walk

board|walk — «BRD WK, BOHRD », noun. 1. a wide sidewalk, usually made of boards, near the water at a shore resort: »The boardwalk at Atlantic City is a famous promenade. 2. any sidewalk made of boards …   Useful english dictionary

board·walk — /ˈboɚdˌwɑːk/ noun, pl walks [count] chiefly US : a wooden path along a beach ◇ A boardwalk can be on the ground or raised above the ground several feet …   Useful english dictionary

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walk the plank — {v. phr.} 1. To walk off a board extended over the side of a ship and be drowned. * /The pirates captured the ship and forced the crew to walk the plank./ 2. {informal} To resign from a job because someone makes you do it. * /When a new owner… …   Dictionary of American idioms

walk the plank — {v. phr.} 1. To walk off a board extended over the side of a ship and be drowned. * /The pirates captured the ship and forced the crew to walk the plank./ 2. {informal} To resign from a job because someone makes you do it. * /When a new owner… …   Dictionary of American idioms

walk — /wɔk / (say wawk) verb (i) 1. to go or travel on foot at a moderate pace; to proceed by steps, or by advancing the feet in turn, at a moderate pace (in bipedal locomotion, so that there is always one foot on the ground, and in quadrupedal… …   Australian English dictionary

walk the plank — phrasal 1. : to be compelled especially by pirates to walk along a plank sticking out over the side of a ship until one falls into the sea 2. : to vacate an office or position under compulsion * * * walk the plank To suffer the former maritime… …   Useful english dictionary

walk — walk1 W1S1 [wo:k US wo:k] v 1.) [I and T] to move forward by putting one foot in front of the other ▪ How did you get here? We walked. ▪ Doctors said he d never walk again. walk into/down/up etc ▪ Carrie walked into the room and sat down in her… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

walk — 1 verb 1 MOVE ALONG (I) to move along putting one foot in front of the other: We must have walked ten miles today. (+ along/around/up etc): How long does it take to walk into town? | walk down the street | walk back/home: Marcus and I walked back …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

Walk of Ideas — 40ft stack of books sculpture at the Berlin Walk of Ideas, commemorating the invention of modern book printing The Walk of Ideas was a set of six sculptures in central Berlin designed by Scholz Friends[1] for the 2006 …   Wikipedia

Walk In Selection — OverviewWalk in Selection / Balloting Exercise It is a Housing and Development Board system that offers a convenient and efficient system that enables eligible flat buyers, particularly those in urgent need of accommodation, to book their choice… …   Wikipedia