Esplanade Definition
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.
Other Word Forms of Esplanade
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Origin of Esplanade
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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.
From Wiktionary
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French from Italian spianata from spianare to level from Latin explānāre to make plain explain
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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