meander vs perambulation

meander and perambulation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
meander	Yes	No	Yes	No
perambulation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, perambulation is a hypernym of meander; that is, perambulation is a word with a broader meaning than meander:

Other hypernyms of meander include amble, promenade, saunter, stroll.

meander (noun)	perambulation (noun)
an aimless amble on a winding course	a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
a bend or curve, as in a stream or river	a walk around a territory (a parish or manor or forest etc.) in order to officially assert and record its boundaries

meander (verb)	perambulation (verb)
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course