Standard Lemma guide

boardwalk

name · noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbɔːd.wɔːk/
  • General-American: /ˈbɔɹdˌwɔk/
  • cot-caught-merger: wäk
  • cot-caught-merger: /ˈbɔɹdˌwɑk/
  • Australian: /ˈboːd.woːk/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: B AO1 R D W AO2 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A board game space and the most expensive real estate property in the predominant U.S. form of Monopoly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He had to pay rent for Boardwalk twice while playing Monopoly.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

Atlantic City itself.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A slightly elevated path (walkway) for pedestrians over sandy or swampy ground, typically made out of wood; specifically (Canada, US) one running alongside a body of water or beach.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To install a boardwalk over.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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5

noun

Meaning 5

a walkway made of wooden boards; usually at seaside

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: walk, walkway, paseo

Narrower terms: duckboard

History

Etymology

Properties named after streets in Atlantic City

From board + walk.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Galician: pasarela — slightly elevated path for pedestrians
  • Galician: paseo marítimo — slightly elevated path for pedestrians
  • Japanese: ボードウォーク — slightly elevated path for pedestrians
  • Māori: arapapa — slightly elevated path for pedestrians
  • Polish: promenada — slightly elevated path for pedestrians
  • Russian: доща́тая тропа (doščátaja tropa) — slightly elevated path for pedestrians
Real reading context

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