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walk

 
 
/wɔːk/ noun

Definition

JOURNEY [C] a journey that you make by walking, often for enjoyment: We usually go for a walk on Sunday afternoons. He took the dog for a walk.
a short/ten-minute, etc walk a journey that takes a short time/ten minutes, etc when you walk: The station is just a five-minute walk from the house.
PATH [C] a path or route where people can walk for enjoyment: There are some lovely walks in the forest.
(Definition of walk noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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