- es·pla·nade
- /ˈɛspləˌnɑːd, Brit ˌɛspləˈneıd/ noun, pl -nades [count]: a level, open area; especially : an area for walking or driving along a shore
a tree-lined esplanade by the river
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es|pla|nade — «EHS pluh NAYD, NAHD», noun. 1. any open, level space used for public walks or drives, especially along a shore: »Weymouth Beach is a semicircle rimmed by an esplanade a mile long (New Yorker). SYNONYM(S): promenade. 2. an open space separating a … Useful english dictionary
esplanade — es·pla·nade … English syllables
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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
esplanade — es|pla|nade [ˌespləˈneıd US ˈespləna:d] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: Italian spianata, from spianare to make level , from Latin explanare; EXPLAIN] especially BrE a wide street next to the sea in a town … Dictionary of contemporary English
esplanade — es|pla|nade [ esplə,nad, esplə,neıd ] noun count a long road for people to walk along, especially one next to the sea in a town … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
es — es·cha·ra; es·chat·o·col; es·chat·o·log·i·cal; es·cha·tol·o·gist; es·cha·tol·o·gy; es·cheat·able; es·cheat·or; es·chew; es·chew·al; es·chy·nite; es·clandre; es·cla·vage; es·co·bi·lla; es·co·bi·ta; es·co·lar; es·con·son; es·co·pe·ta; es·co·pette;… … English syllables
esplanade — es•pla•nade [[t]ˈɛs pləˌnɑd, ˌneɪd, ˌɛs pləˈnɑd, ˈneɪd[/t]] n. an open level space, esp. one serving for public walks or drives along a shore • Etymology: 1675–85; < F < It spianata, < L explānāre to level … From formal English to slang
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
-dac·ty·lous; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… … English syllables
-dac·ty·ly; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… … English syllables
