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Synonyms for esplanade

Grammar : Noun
Spell : es-pluh-nahd, -neyd, es-pluh-nahd, -neyd
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛs pləˌnɑd, -ˌneɪd, ˌɛs pləˈnɑd, -ˈneɪd

Définition of esplanade

Origin :
  • 1590s, from French esplanade (15c.), from Spanish esplanada "large level area," noun use of fem. past participle of esplanar "make level," from Latin explanare "to level" (see explain). Or perhaps the French word is from or influenced by Italian spianata, from spianare
  • noun promenade
Example sentences :
  • I left the palace and went to the esplanade in order to wait for him.
  • Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
  • He was marched to the Esplanade and shot, first by Truphemy and then by the others.
  • Extract from : « Fox's Book of Martyrs » by John Foxe
  • The view from this esplanade was magnificent beyond description.
  • Extract from : « Rollo on the Rhine » by Jacob Abbott
  • There the street widened to the great square of the esplanade.
  • Extract from : « Greyfriars Bobby » by Eleanor Atkinson
  • The 'Four Seasons' Hotel was on the esplanade facing the northern beach.
  • Extract from : « The Riddle of the Sands » by Erskine Childers
  • Esplanade, sands, and by-streets were swarming with passers to and fro.
  • Extract from : « Amos Huntingdon » by T.P. Wilson
  • The King was on the Esplanade, and the soldiers were just marching past to mount guard.
  • Extract from : « The Trumpet-Major » by Thomas Hardy
  • Piers, or abutments, had also been built along the ledge, so as to form an esplanade.
  • Extract from : « The Prehistoric World » by E. A. Allen
  • The esplanade was generally solitary, and suited our musings.
  • Extract from : « Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia » by Thomas Forester
  • At the upper end of the esplanade there was a gateway leading into the castle yard.
  • Extract from : « Rollo in Scotland » by Jacob Abbott

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