esplanade
/ˈɛspləˌneɪd/US/ˈɛspləˌneɪd/
esplanade noun: a clear space between a citadel and the nearest houses of the town.
Noun
esplanade (plural esplanades)
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- promenade
- Grassy strips between two divided highway lanes; a traffic island.
esplanade meaning in Tamil and Kannada
esplanade in Tamil
- கோட்டைக்கு வெளியிலுள்ள இடம், கோட்டை மைதானம், ஊரின் வெளியிடம், முற்றம், முற்றவெளி
esplanade in Kannada
- ಬಯಲು, ಅಗಲ ಹಾದಿ, ಸಮತಲ ಪ್ರದೇಶ, ಸಮುದ್ರತೀರದ ರಸ್ತೆ
Synonyms of esplanade
Forms of esplanade
| plural | esplanades |
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Origin of esplanade
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”).
Words formed from esplanade
Words that rhyme with esplanade
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- abraid
- blockade
- cade
- fade
- glade
- raid
- upbraid
- abrade
- crusade
- invade
- lade
- unlaid
- upgrade
- brigade
- brocade
- cavalcade
- colonnade
- displayed
- glissade
- grenade
- paid
- palisade
- unlade
- afraid
- ambuscade
- arcade
- corrade
- degrade
- enfilade
- evade
- jade
- lemonade
- made
- maid
- persuade
- pomade
- spade
- unmade
- aide
- cannonade
- carbonade
- carronade
- clade
- cockade
- Dade
- decayed
- dragonnade
- embayed
Questions about esplanade
- What does esplanade mean?
- Esplanade means a clear space between a citadel and the nearest houses of the town.
- What is esplanade in Tamil?
- Esplanade in Tamil is கோட்டைக்கு வெளியிலுள்ள இடம், கோட்டை மைதானம், ஊரின் வெளியிடம். See Esplanade meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is esplanade?
- Esplanade is a noun.
- How do you pronounce esplanade?
- Esplanade is pronounced /ˈɛspləˌneɪd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of esplanade?
- The plural of esplanade is esplanades.
Words near esplanade in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: esplanade (page history and authors); esplanade (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); esplanade (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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