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esplanade definition

es·pla·nade (es′plə nād′, -näd′)

noun

a level, open space of ground; esp., a public walk or roadway, often along a shore

Etymology: Fr < It spianata < spianare, to level < L explanare, to level: see explain

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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