Definition: promenade

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

promenade
     n 1: a formal dance held for a school class toward the end of the
          academic year [syn: prom]
     2: a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk [syn: mall]
     3: a square dance figure; couples march counterclockwise in a
        circle
     4: a march of all the guests at the opening of a formal dance
     5: a leisurely walk (usually in some public place) [syn: amble,
         ramble, saunter, stroll, perambulation]
     v 1: march in a procession [syn: parade, troop]
     2: take a walk [syn: stroll]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Promenade \Prom`e*nade"\, n. [F. (with a foreign suffix), from
   promener to lead, take for a walk, se promener to walk, from
   L. prominare to drive forward or along; pro forward + minare
   to drive animals. See Amenable, Menace.]
   1. A walk for pleasure, display, or exercise. --Burke.

   2. A place for walking; a public walk. --Bp. Montagu.
Promenade \Prom`e*nade"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Promenaded; p.
   pr. & vb. n. Promenading.]
   To walk for pleasure, display, or exercise.