ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
1. : a low wooden platform providing a walk (as over sand or a worn or slippery area of floor)
bungalows approached by a boardwalk over the long marsh of the yard — Saul Bellow
the slatted boardwalk on the floor behind the bar — Harry Sylvester
2. : a promenade along a beach usually wholly, partly, or originally consisting of a boardwalk
the boardwalk … of steel and concrete construction overlaid with pine planking — American Guide Series: New Jersey
a 1000-foot concrete boardwalk along its ocean front — C.E.Wright