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Esplanade Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
The glacis of the counterscarp, or the slope of the parapet of the covered way toward the country.
The glacis of the counterscarp, or the slope of the parapet of the covered way toward the country.
(n.)
Any clear, level space used for public walks or drives; esp., a terrace by the seaside.
Any clear, level space used for public walks or drives; esp., a terrace by the seaside.
(n.)
A grass plat; a lawn.
A grass plat; a lawn.
(n.)
A clear space between a citadel and the nearest houses of the town.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA clear space between a citadel and the nearest houses of the town.
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. ampbell (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.
3. any clear, level space used for public walks or drives; esp., a terrace by the seaside.
Noun
1. a long stretch of open level ground (paved or grassy) for walking beside the seashore
(hypernym) promenade, mall
Esplanade Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
An esplanade is a long, open, level area, usually next to a river or large body of water, where people may walk. The original meaning of esplanade was a large, open, level area outside fortress or city walls to provide clear fields of fire for the fortress' guns. In modern usage the space allows people to walk for recreational purposes; esplanades are often on sea fronts, and allow walking whatever the state of the tide, without having to walk on the beach. Esplanades became popular in Victorian times when it was fashionable to visit seaside resorts. A Promenade, often abbreviated to '(The) Prom', was an area where people - couples and families especially - would go to walk for a while in order to 'be seen' and be considered part of 'society'.
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