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• esplanade — 1590s, from Fr. esplanade (15c.), from Sp. esplanada large level area, noun use of fem. pp. of esplanar make level, from L. explanare to level (see EXPLAIN (Cf. explain)). Or perhaps the French word is from or influenced by It. spianata, from… …   Etymology dictionary

• esplanade — /ˈɛsplənad/ (say espluhnahd), / neɪd/ (say nayd) noun any open level space serving for public walks or drives, especially one by a body of water, as a river, lake or ocean. {French, from Spanish esplanada, from esplanar, from Latin explānāre to… …  

• esplanade — n. 1 a long open level area for walking on, esp. beside the sea. 2 a level space separating a fortress from a town. Etymology: F f. Sp. esplanada f. esplanar make level f. L explanare (as EX (1), planus level) …   Useful english dictionary