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walk·a·bout  (wôk-bout)

n.

1. Australian A temporary return to traditional Aboriginal life, taken especially between periods of work or residence in modern society and usually involving a period of travel through the bush.

2. A walking trip.

3. Chiefly British A public stroll taken by an important person, such as a monarch, among a group of people for greeting and conversation.

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walkabout

Noun

1. an occasion when royalty, politicians, or other celebrities walk among and meet the public

2. go walkabout Austral

a. to wander through the bush as a nomad

b. Informal to be lost or misplaced

c. Informal to lose one's concentration

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	walkabout - a walking trip or tour               tour, circuit - a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area; "they took an extended tour of Europe"; "we took a quick circuit of the park"; "a ten-day coach circuit of the island"
	2.	walkabout - a public stroll by a celebrity to meet people informally amble, stroll, saunter, perambulation, promenade - a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
	3.	walkabout - nomadic excursions into the bush made by an Aborigine walk - the act of walking somewhere; "he took a walk after lunch" Australia, Commonwealth of Australia - a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony

Translations

walkabout [ˈwɔːkəbaut] n to go (on a) walkabout → darse un baño de multitudes

walkabout [ˈwɔːkəbaut] n to go (on a) walkabout [VIP] → prendre un bain de foule

walkabout [ˈwɔːkəbaut] n the Queen/president went on a walkabout → die Königin/der Präsident mischte sich unters Volk or nahm ein Bad in der Menge

walkabout [ˈwɔːkəbaut] n to go (on a) walkabout → avere incontri informali col pubblico (durante una visita ufficiale)