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esplanade

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

esplanade

/ ˌɛspləˈneɪd; -ˈnɑːd /

See promenade
a long open level stretch of ground for walking along, esp beside the seashore Compare promenade
an open area in front of a fortified place, in which attackers are exposed to the defenders' fire

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

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

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.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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