power walkn.
/ˈpaʊə ˌwɔːk/, U.S. /ˈpaʊ(ə)r ˌwɔk/, /ˈpaʊ(ə)r ˌwɑk/ Originally and chiefly U.S.
An instance of power walking; a brisk walk.
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1986 Los Angeles Times 30 Mar. iii. 10/2 Boone was a regular postpractice sight on his power-walk..goose-stepping at a brisk cadence with light weights in both hands.
1994 Dog World Aug. 7 Don't start the dog off with a three-mile run or power walk—work up to that distance.
2003 G. Shteyngart Russ. Debutante's Handbk. xx. 120 Without warning, the restless man broke into a power walk, so that momentarily they quit the Emanuel Bridge and gained the embankment.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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