noun a grass plat; a lawn.
2. esplanade ·noun a clear space between a citadel and the nearest houses of the town.
3. esplanade ·noun any clear, level space used for public walks or drives; ·esp., a terrace by the seaside.
4. esplanade ·noun the glacis of the counterscarp, or the slope of the parapet of the covered way toward the country.