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Webster 1913 Edition


Esplanade

Esˊpla-nade′

,
Noun.
[F.
esplanade
, Sp.
esplanada
,
explanada
, cf. It.
spianata
; fr. Sp.
explanar
to level, L.
explanare
to flatten or spread out. See
Explain
.]
1.
(Fort.)
(a)
A clear space between a citadel and the nearest houses of the town.
Campbell (Mil. Dict. ).
(b)
The glacis of the counterscarp, or the slope of the parapet of the covered way toward the country.
2.
(Hort.)
A grass plat; a lawn.
Simmonds.
3.
Any clear, level space used for public walks or drives; esp., a terrace by the seaside.

Webster 1828 Edition


Esplanade

ESPLANA'DE

,
Noun.
[L. planus, plain.]
1.
In fortification, the glacis of the counter scarp, or the sloping of the parapet of the covered-way towards the country; or the void space between the glacis of a citadel, and the first houses of the town.
2.
In gardening, a grass-plat.

Definition 2024


Esplanade

Esplanade

See also: esplanade

German

Noun

Esplanade f (genitive Esplanade, plural Esplanaden)

  1. esplanade

Declension

esplanade

esplanade

See also: Esplanade

English

Noun

esplanade (plural esplanades)

  1. A clear space between a citadel and the nearest houses of the town.
  2. The glacis of the counterscarp, or the slope of the parapet of the covered way toward the country.
  3. A grass plat; a lawn.
  4. Any clear, level space used for public walks or drives; especially, a terrace by the seaside.

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Related terms

References

  1. esplanade” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).

Danish

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aðə

Noun

esplanade c (singular definite esplanaden, plural indefinite esplanader)

  1. esplanade

Declension

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French

Pronunciation

Noun

esplanade f (plural esplanades)

  1. esplanade, plaza, square, piazza