ESPLANADE


Meaning of ESPLANADE in English

ˈespləˌnäd, -nȧd, -nād, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun

( -s )

Etymology: French, from Middle French, from Old Italian spianata, from feminine of spaniato, past participle of spianare to level, from Latin explanare — more at explain

1. : a level open stretch of paved or grassy ground ; especially : one designed for walking or driving and often providing a vista (as over water)

2.

a. : a clear space between a citadel and the nearest houses of a town

b. : glacis

3. in Conn : a grassed and landscaped median strip on a highway

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.