Britishan occasion when a famous or important person walks through a crowd and talks to people
The PrimeMinister went walkabout in the towncentre.
Synonyms and related words
Walks
walk
trek
stroll
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Australiana long journey made through the Australian outback (=areas that are far from cities or towns and are not used for growing crops) by Aborigines for religious and cultural reasons
Synonyms and related words
Journeys
awayday
circuit
commute
phrases
go walkabout
walkabout
noun countable Australian
US /ˈwɔkəˌbaʊt/
Word Forms
singular
walkabout
plural
walkabouts
DEFINITIONS1
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a long trip made through the Australian outback (=areas that are far from cities or towns and are not used for growing crops) by Aborigines for religious and cultural reasons