esplanade : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: esplanade	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for esplanade
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
esplanade n a long stretch of open level ground (paved or grassy) for walking beside the seashore
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. 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.