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walkabout definition

walk·about (wôk′ə bo̵ut′)

noun

  1. Austral. a periodic return to nomadic life in the Outback by an Aborigine: often in the phrase to go (on) walkabout
  2. Brit.
    1. a walking tour
    2. an informal stroll through a crowd, as by royalty

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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