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esplanade
[ es-pluh-nahd, -neyd, es-pluh-nahd, -neyd ]
noun
- any open, level space, especially one serving for public walks or drives.
esplanade
/ -ˈnÉ‘Ëd; ˌɛspləˈneɪd /
noun
- a long open level stretch of ground for walking along, esp beside the seashore Compare promenade
- an open area in front of a fortified place, in which attackers are exposed to the defenders' fire
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of esplanade1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of esplanade1
Example Sentences
There are also plans to redesign the esplanade, and to create a museum in the neighbouring Hôtel-Dieu hospital.
In Timor-Leste, the Pope will officiate mass in the capital Dili, on the same seaside esplanade where John Paul II spoke in 1989 to comfort local Catholics who suffered under Indonesia's occupation of the territory.
Amanda Kay, who was staying in the hotel on the main esplanade in Cairns, described seeing a helicopter flying "extra low", without lights in rainy weather.
People crossing the bridge can catch cycling and triathlon events, or look down to watch swimming events in the Seine River, before walking over toward a grassy esplanade which leads to Les Invalides.
For one hour either side of high water, very minor impact flooding is expected to affect some seafront roads, esplanades and car parks across the island.
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