[es-pluh-nahd, -neyd, es-pluh-nahd, -neyd] 
| any open, level space, esp. one serving for public walks or drives. |
| es·pla·nade (ěs'plə-näd', -nād') n. A flat open stretch of pavement or grass, especially one designed as a promenade along a shore. [French, from Italian spianata, from spianare, to level, from Latin explānāre, to make plain; see explain.] |