esplanade

Signification (Anglais)

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.
5. (Texas) Grassy strips between two divided highway lanes; a traffic island.

Concepts

esplanade

promenade

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Synonymes

promenade

avenue

boardwalk

open space

walk

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Traductions

explanada

Promenade

esplanada

Esplanade

meydan

boulevard

esplanade

piazza

παραλιακός δρόμος

Platz

lungomare

passeig marítim

passeggiata

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δρόμος για περίπατο

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɛspləˌneɪd/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à italien: spianata

In summary

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.