esplanade

== English == === Etymology === 1590s, from French esplanade (“clear, level space”), from Spanish esplanada (explanada), form of esplanar (“to flatten, to make level”), from Latin explānāre, from which English explain; see also plain (“level area, to flatten”), and Italian spianata, from spianare. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɛspləˌneɪd/, /ˌɛspləˈnɑːd/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɛspləˌneɪd/, /ˈɛspləˌnɑd/ Rhymes: -eɪd, -ɑːd === Noun === esplanade (plural esplanades) A clear space between a citadel and the nearest houses of the town. The glacis of the counterscarp, or the slope of the parapet of the covered way toward the country. A grass plat; a lawn. Any clear, level space used for public walks or drives; especially, a terrace by the seaside. (Texas) Grassy strips between two divided highway lanes; a traffic island. ==== Synonyms ==== (public walk): promenade ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== explain plain ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === Delapenas == Danish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French esplanade. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aːdə === Noun === esplanade c (singular definite esplanaden, plural indefinite esplanader) esplanade ==== Declension ==== === References === “esplanade” in Den Danske Ordbog == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛs.pla.nad/ === Noun === esplanade f (plural esplanades) esplanade, plaza, square, piazza ==== Descendants ==== → English: esplanade → German: Esplanade === Further reading === “esplanade”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012