Definition of ESPLANADE

esplanade

Plural: esplanades

Noun

  • a long stretch of open level ground (paved or grassy) for walking beside the seashore
  • A clear space between a citadel and the nearest houses of the town.
  • The glacis of the counterscarp, or the slope of the parapet of the covered way toward the country.
  • A grass plat; a lawn.
  • Any clear, level space used for public walks or drives; especially, a terrace by the seaside.
  • Grassy strips between two divided highway lanes; a traffic island.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Synonyms

promenade

Scrabble Score: 12

esplanade: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
esplanade: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
esplanade: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

esplanade: valid Words With Friends Word