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.
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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
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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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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
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4
verb
Meaning 4
To install a boardwalk over.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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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
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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