[prɒm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a paved public walk, typically one along the seafront at a resort
(e.g: she took a shortcut along the prom)

- a ball or formal dance at a school or college, especially one held at the end of the academic year for students who are in their final year
(e.g: he asked me to the school prom but I turned him down)

- a concert of classical music at which part of the audience stands, in particular one of a series of concerts performed annually at the Royal Albert Hall in London
(e.g: the last night of the Proms)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 19th century (originally US, in sense ‘formal dance’): short for promenade