"esplanade" meaning in English

See esplanade in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɛspləˌneɪd/ [UK], /ˌɛspləˈnɑːd/ [UK], /ˈɛspləˌneɪd/ [US], /ˈɛspləˌnɑd/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-esplanade.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-esplanade2.wav Forms: esplanades [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪd, -ɑːd Etymology: 1590s, from French esplanade (“clear, level space”), from either Spanish esplanada (explanada), form of esplanar (“to flatten, to make level”) or Italian spianata, form of spianare (of the same meaning), both from Latin explānāre, from which English explain; see also plain (“level area, to flatten”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|esplanade||clear, level space}} French esplanade (“clear, level space”), {{der|en|es|esplanada}} Spanish esplanada, {{cog|it|spianata}} Italian spianata, {{der|en|la|explānāre}} Latin explānāre Head templates: {{en-noun}} esplanade (plural esplanades)
  1. A clear space between a citadel and the nearest houses of the town. Translations (clear space between a citadel and the nearest houses): esplanada [feminine] (Catalan), esplanadi (Finnish), esplanade [feminine] (French), Esplanade [feminine] (German), spianata [feminine] (Italian), esplanada [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-esplanade-en-noun-TtYIqg-7 Disambiguation of 'clear space between a citadel and the nearest houses': 70 1 2 11 16
  2. The glacis of the counterscarp, or the slope of the parapet of the covered way toward the country.
    Sense id: en-esplanade-en-noun-VBAHo3wI Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 37 7 24 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 20 3 34 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 6 29 8 23 34 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 6 29 8 24 34 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 6 29 8 23 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 7 28 10 23 32
  3. A grass plat; a lawn.
    Sense id: en-esplanade-en-noun-vMBP~unE
  4. Any clear, level space used for public walks or drives; especially, a terrace by the seaside. Synonyms (public walk): promenade Translations (clear space used for public walks): esplanadi (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-esplanade-en-noun-3Gpw-VNz Categories (other): Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 20 3 34 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 6 29 8 23 34 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 6 29 8 24 34 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 6 29 8 23 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 7 28 10 23 32 Disambiguation of 'public walk': 1 12 2 61 23 Disambiguation of 'clear space used for public walks': 10 7 2 67 13
  5. (Texas) Grassy strips between two divided highway lanes; a traffic island. Tags: Texas
    Sense id: en-esplanade-en-noun-QsCC88sB Categories (other): Texas English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 19 5 32 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 4 19 6 32 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 20 3 34 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 6 28 8 22 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 6 29 8 23 34 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 6 29 8 24 34 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 6 29 8 23 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 6 27 6 25 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 7 28 10 23 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: esplanaded Related terms: explain, plain

Inflected forms

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