Definitions of walkabout [ˈwɔk əˌbaʊt]

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Definition of 'walkabout'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) walkabout
Chiefly Brit.

2.  walkabout
a walking tour.

3.  walkabout
an informal public stroll taken by members of the royal family or by a political figure for the purpose of greeting and being seen by the public.

4.  walkabout
Australian.

5.  walkabout
a leave from work, taken by an Aborigine to return to native life.

6.  walkabout
absence from work.

Etymology: (1905–10)

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) walkabout
a walking trip or tour

2. (noun) walkabout
a public stroll by a celebrity to meet people informally

3. (noun) walkabout
nomadic excursions into the bush made by an Aborigine

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