esplanade Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a long stretch of open level ground (paved or grassy) for walking beside the seashore

WordNet


Es`pla*nade" noun
Etymology
F. esplanade, Sp. esplanada, explanada, cf. It. spianata; fr. Sp. explanar to level, L. explanare to flatten or spread out. See Explain.
Definitions
  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.
  2. (Hort.) A grass plat; a lawn. Simmonds.
  3. Any clear, level space used for public walks or drives; esp., a terrace by the seaside.

Webster 1913