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perambulation

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per·am·bu·late  (p-rmby-lt)
v. per·am·bu·lat·ed, per·am·bu·lat·ing, per·am·bu·lates
v.tr.
1. To walk through.
2. To inspect (an area) on foot.
v.intr.
To walk about; roam or stroll.

[Latin perambulre, perambult- : per-, per- + ambulre, to walk; see ambhi in Indo-European roots.]

per·ambu·lation n.
per·ambu·la·tory (-l-tôr, -tr) adj.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.perambulation - a walk around a territory (a parish or manor or forest etc.) in order to officially assert and record its boundaries
walk - the act of walking somewhere; "he took a walk after lunch"
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
2.perambulationperambulation - a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
ramble, meander - an aimless amble on a winding course
walk - the act of walking somewhere; "he took a walk after lunch"
walkabout - a public stroll by a celebrity to meet people informally
Translations
perambulation [pəˌræmbjʊˈleɪʃən] N (frm, hum) (= stroll) → paseo m; (= journey) → viaje m; (= visit) → visita f de inspección
perambulation
n (form)Spaziergang m


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He started off to make another perambulation of the table; then when he had come to the door again he stopped, glaring in from the height of two steps.
Edna and her father looked very distinguished together, and excited a good deal of notice during their perambulations.
My perambulations had given me, meanwhile, no glimpse of him, but they had tended to make more public the change taking place in our relation as a consequence of his having at the piano, the day before, kept me, in Flora's interest, so beguiled and befooled.
 
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