noun

1. a leisurely walk taken for pleasure, to display one's finery, etc.
2. a public place for such a walk, as an avenue, the deck of a ship, or the hall of a building
3. 1. a ball, or formal dance
   2. a march of all the guests, beginning a formal ball
   3. a walking or marching figure of a square dance

Etymology: Fr < promener, to take for a walk < LL prominare, to drive (animals) onward < L pro-, forth (see pro-) + minare, to drive (animals) < minari, to threaten (see menace)

intransitive verb promenaded -·nad′·ed, promenading -·nad′·ing

transitive verb

1. to take a promenade along or through
2. to take or show on or as on a promenade; parade
3. to march (one's partner) as a figure of a square dance