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noun
any open, level space, especially one serving for public walks or drives.
Origin:
1675–85; < French < Italian spianata, noun use of feminine past participle of spianare < Latin explānāre to level; see -ade
1675–85; < French < Italian spianata, noun use of feminine past participle of spianare < Latin explānāre to level; see -ade
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| esplanade (ˌɛspləˈneɪd, -ˈnɑːd) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Compare promenade a long open level stretch of ground for walking along, esp beside the seashore |
| 2. | an open area in front of a fortified place, in which attackers are exposed to the defenders' fire |
| [C17: from French, from Old Italian spianata, from spianare to make level, from Latin explānāre; see | |
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esplanade
1591, from Fr. esplanade, from Sp. esplanada "large level area," from esplanar "make level," from L. explanare "to level" (see explain).
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