walkabout

(wôk'ə-bout')
n.

1. Australian. A temporary return to traditional Aboriginal life, taken especially between periods of work or residence in modern society and usually involving a period of travel through the bush.
2. A walking trip.
3. Chiefly British. A public stroll taken by an important person, such as a monarch, among a group of people for greeting and conversation.

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A monthly magazine published by the Australian National Travel Association, began publication in November 1934. It was founded by Charles Henry Holmes (1891-1981), who edited it until 1957. Consisting mainly of articles about the flora, fauna and geographical regions of Australia and neighbouring countries, Walkabout has frequently included informative articles by or about Australian writers. The title derives from 'walkabout', a term of European origin which originally denoted a period of nomadic wandering on the part of Aborigines. The expression 'to go walkabout' has lost much of its original racist or disparaging overtones, and is now applied to anyone who wanders the country in a leisurely manner, or to anything that has been mislaid.

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A dummy syndrome in horses; usually pyrrolizidine alkaloses caused by crotalaria poisoning. Affected horses walk compulsively, head press, appear blind and walk into objects. They do not respond to usual external stimuli or commands. Called also walkabout, Kimberley horse disease.

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• Celebrations, Observances, Rites, and Gatherings - walkabout: brief respite from regular work and period of roaming the bush among Australian aborigines

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - spadseretur, vandren omkring

Nederlands (Dutch)
gelegenheid waarbij een beroemdheid zich onder de mensen begeeft

Français (French)
n. - bain de foule, (Austral) (partir) dans le désert, (fig) (disparaître) dans la nature (hum)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Bad in der Menge, Buschwanderung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (Βρετ., καθομ.) περίπατος επισήμου ανάμεσα στο πλήθος

Italiano (Italian)
passeggiata

Português (Portuguese)
n. - viagem a pé (f), retorno temporário à vida simples (m)

Русский (Russian)
пеший туризм, прогулка высокого лица среди толпы с целью неофициального общения

Español (Spanish)
n. - paseo de políticos, realeza, etc. entre el público

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vandringstur

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
徒步旅行, 短期丛林流浪, 长期旅行

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 徒步旅行, 短期叢林流浪, 長期旅行

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 도보 여행, 숲속의 떠돌이 생활, (왕족 등이) 거리를 걸어 다니며 서민과 접하는 일

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 徒歩旅行

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) فترة قصيرة يتشرد فيها العبد من أصل أستراليا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מסע אל הטבע (של ילידי אוסטרליה), סיור רגלי בקרב ההמון של אישיות שבאה לביקור, תקופת נדודים, טיול‬

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