Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - walkabout
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Walkabout
walkabout
noun Date: 1908 1. a short period of wandering bush life engaged in by an Australian aborigine as an occasional interruption of regular work — often used in the phrase go ~ the man who went ~ was making a ritual journey — Bruce Chatwin 2. something (as a journey) similar to a ~ 3. a walking tour; especially one in which a well-known person mingles with the public went ~ in the streets
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n. 1 an informal stroll among a crowd by a visiting dignitary. 2 a period of wandering in the bush by an Australian Aboriginal. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
1. австрал. периодическое бродяжничество (аборигенов) 2. пеший туризм 3. прогулка высокого лица среди толпы с целью неофициального общения с народом ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) пеший туризм 2) прогулка высокого лица с целью неофициального общения с народом ...Англо-русский словарь
4.
(walkabouts) A walkabout is a walk by a king, queen, or other important person through a public place in order to meet people in an informal way. (mainly BRIT) He was ambushed by angry protesters during a walkabout in Bolton. N-COUNT • If a king, queen, or other important person goes walkabout or goes on a walkabout, he or she walks through crowds in a public place in order to meet people in an informal way. The Prime Minister insisted on going walkabout in Belfast. PHRASE: V inflects ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n 1 BrE informal an occasion when an important person walks through a crowd, talking informally to people (go on a walkabout) (The Prince went on a walkabout near the war memorial.) 2 go walkabout BrE spoken humorous to disappear (My watch seems to have gone walkabout again.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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