esplanade

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a long stretch of open level ground (paved or grassy) for walking beside the seashore
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Esplanade \Es`pla*nade"\, n. [F. esplanade, Sp. esplanada, explanada, cf. It. spianata; fr. Sp. explanar to level, L. explanare to flatten or spread out. See Explain.]

1.(Fort.) (a) A clear space between a citadel and the nearest houses of the town. --Campbell (Mil. Dict. ). (b) The glacis of the counterscarp, or the slope of the parapet of the covered way toward the country. [1913 Webster]

2.(Hort.) A grass plat; a lawn. --Simmonds. [1913 Webster]

3.Any clear, level space used for public walks or drives; esp., a terrace by the seaside. [1913 Webster]

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