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esplanade

[ es-pluh-nahd, -neyd, es-pluh-nahd, -neyd ]

noun

  1. any open, level space, especially one serving for public walks or drives.


esplanade

/ -ˈnɑːd; ˌɛspləˈneɪd /

noun

  1. a long open level stretch of ground for walking along, esp beside the seashore Compare promenade
  2. an open area in front of a fortified place, in which attackers are exposed to the defenders' fire
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of esplanade1

1675–85; < French < Italian spianata, noun use of feminine past participle of spianare < Latin explānāre to level; -ade 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of esplanade1

C17: from French, from Old Italian spianata, from spianare to make level, from Latin explānāre; see explain
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Example Sentences

They looked out the windows over the Charles to the esplanade property.

By giving up the land the city needed for an approach to the bridge and for a 200-foot-wide esplanade, it received a postponement of any tax increases on the rest of its land during construction—and permission to develop it.

The Esplanade is a fan favorite among runners in the area for its accessibility from downtown and beautiful views of the city.

It really is an esplanade divided into two exactly equal sections with a few weightlifting machines, a basketball court, and a few bathrooms that few will dare to use.

She was delighted to know that the Esplanade Street house was in a dismantled condition.

She then went to live with her son-in-law in a magnificent mansion overlooking the Esplanade des Invalides.

The view from this esplanade was magnificent beyond description.

Just opposite him, at the hotel side of the terrace, there is a garden seat of the ordinary esplanade pattern.

Suddenly the print swam before his eyes, and the great esplanade seemed to rise.

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