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esplanade

 
Dictionary: es·pla·nade   (ĕs'plə-näd', -nād') pronunciation
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.]


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Architecture: esplanade
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A level open space for walking or driving, often providing a view.


WordNet: esplanade
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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a long stretch of open level ground (paved or grassy) for walking beside the seashore


Wikipedia: Esplanade
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St Clair Beach and esplanade, Dunedin, New Zealand
The Corniche, Beirut, Lebanon
Promenade at Rizal Boulevard in Dumaguete City, Philippines.
Sliema promenade

An esplanade is a long, open, level area, usually next to a river or large body of water, where people may walk. This allows people to promenade along the sea front, usually for recreational purposes, whatever the state of the tide, without having to walk on the beach. Esplanades became popular in Victorian times when it was fashionable to visit seaside resorts.

The original meaning of esplanade was a large, open, level area outside fortress or city walls to provide clear fields of fire for the fortress against incoming infantry or artillery. Esplanade and promenade are sometimes used interchangeably, but that is a mistake. A promenade can be anywhere, and it is exclusively for walking, while an esplanade is for walking but also can include large boulevards or avenues with cars. A Promenade, often abbreviated to '(The) Prom', was an area where people - couples and families especially - would go to walk for a while in order to 'be seen' and be considered part of 'society'.

A similar term with the same meaning in the eastern coastal region of Spain is rambla, but more widely referred to as paseo marítimo (esplanade), paseo (promenade) or explanada (esplanade) in the Hispanic world.

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Translations: Esplanade
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - promenade, esplanade

Nederlands (Dutch)
promenade, plein/ grasveld voor een fort, een open stuk grond met gras of stenen

Français (French)
n. - esplanade

Deutsch (German)
n. - Esplanade, freier Platz

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σπιανάδα, παραλιακή λεωφόρος ή πλατεία

Italiano (Italian)
piazzale

Português (Portuguese)
n. - esplanada (f), avenida (f)

Русский (Russian)
эспланада

Español (Spanish)
n. - explanada, terraplén costero

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - strandpromenad

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
平坦的空地, 散步路, 游憩场

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 平坦的空地, 散步路, 遊憩場

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 산책길

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 遊歩道

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أرض مستويه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮טיילת (על החוף), רציף‬


 
 

 

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