English dictionary
perambulate
/p/@/r'/&/mb/j//@/,l/eI/t/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
verb
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make an official inspection on foot of (the bounds of a property)
ExamplesSelectmen are required by law to perambulate the bounds every five years.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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walk with no particular goal
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To walk through or over; especially, to travel over for the purpose of surveying or examining; to inspect by traversing; specifically, to inspect officially the boundaries of, as of a town or parish, by walking over the whole line.
Source: webster1913
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To walk about; to ramble; to stroll; as, he <i>perambulated</i> in the park.
Source: webster1913