walkabout

/ˌwɔkəˈbaʊt/
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Other forms: walkabouts

Definitions of walkabout
  1. noun
    a walking trip or tour
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    type of:
    circuit, tour
    a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
  2. noun
    a public stroll by a celebrity to meet people informally
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    type of:
    amble, perambulation, promenade, saunter, stroll
    a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
  3. noun
    nomadic excursions into the bush made by an Aborigine
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    type of:
    walk
    the act of walking somewhere
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