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PERAMBULATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
Synonyms:
amble; perambulation; promenade; saunter; stroll
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("perambulation" is a kind of...):
walk (the act of walking somewhere)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "perambulation"):
meander; ramble (an aimless amble on a winding course)
walkabout (a public stroll by a celebrity to meet people informally)
Derivation:
perambulate (walk with no particular goal)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A walk around a territory (a parish or manor or forest etc.) in order to officially assert and record its boundaries
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("perambulation" is a kind of...):
walk (the act of walking somewhere)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Derivation:
perambulate (make an official inspection on foot of (the bounds of a property))
