MEANING
A walkway made of boards, often crossing wet ground or following a shore.
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Words that belong together
- coastal boardwalk
- marsh boardwalk
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The marsh boardwalk flexed above the dark pools.
Word forms
- Base
- boardwalk
Usage notes
Primary category: architecture / spatial description. Forms: Singular boardwalk; plural boardwalks. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: setting, description. Commonness: moderately common.
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