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WALKABOUT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Nomadic excursions into the bush made by an Aborigine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("walkabout" is a kind of...):
walk (the act of walking somewhere)
Domain region:
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A public stroll by a celebrity to meet people informally
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("walkabout" is a kind of...):
amble; perambulation; promenade; saunter; stroll (a leisurely walk (usually in some public place))
Sense 3
Meaning:
A walking trip or tour
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("walkabout" is a kind of...):
circuit; tour (a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area)
Derivation:
walk about (walk with no particular goal)
