'Esplanade' definitions:
Definition of 'esplanade'
From: WordNet
noun
A long stretch of open level ground (paved or grassy) for walking beside the seashore
Definition of 'Esplanade'
From: GCIDE
- Esplanade \Es`pla*nade"\, n. [F. esplanade, Sp. esplanada, explanada, cf. It. spianata; fr. Sp. explanar to level, L. explanare to flatten or spread out. See Explain.]
- 1. (Fort.) (a) A clear space between a citadel and the nearest houses of the town. --Campbell (Mil. Dict. ). (b) The glacis of the counterscarp, or the slope of the parapet of the covered way toward the country. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Hort.) A grass plat; a lawn. --Simmonds. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Any clear, level space used for public walks or drives; esp., a terrace by the seaside. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'esplanade'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alameda,
- beaten path,
- beaten track,
- berm,
- bicycle path,
- billiard table,
- boardwalk,
- bowling green,
- bridle path,
- catwalk,
- dead flat,
- dead level,
- earth,
- fastwalk,
- flat,
- flatland,
- floor,
- foot pavement,
- footpath,
- footway,
- garden path,
- groove,
- ground,
- hiking trail,
- homaloid,
- horizontal,
- horizontal axis,
- horizontal fault,
- horizontal line,
- horizontal parallax,
- horizontal plane,
- horizontal projection,
- ledge,
- level,
- level line,
- level plane,
- mall,
- mean sea level,
- parade,
- parterre,
- path,
- pathway,
- plain,
- plane,
- platform,
- prado,
- prairie,
- promenade,
- public walk,
- run,
- runway,
- rut,
- sea level,
- sea of grass,
- sidewalk,
- steppe,
- table,
- terrace,
- towing path,
- towpath,
- track,
- trail,
- trottoir,
- walk,
- walkway,
- water level