esplanade
21ESPLANADE — n. f. Espace uni et découvert au devant d’un édifice, au devant d’une place fortifiée. L’esplanade des Invalides. Il y a une esplanade en face du château. On a fait une grande esplanade au devant de la place, au delà des remparts, pour découvrir… …
22ESPLANADE — s. f. Espace uni et découvert au devant d un édifice, au devant d une place fortifiée, etc. Il y a une esplanade en face du château. On a fait une grande esplanade au devant de la place, pour découvrir de plus loin. Au bout de ce jardin il y a… …
23Esplanade — Es|pla|na|de 〈f. 19〉 1. 〈bei Festungen〉 freier Raum zw. der Zitadelle u. der inneren Umwallung 2. 〈allg.〉 großer, freier Platz [frz., „freier Platz, Vorplatz“] * * * Es|p|la|na|de, die; , n [frz. esplanade < ital. spianata, zu: spianare =… …
24esplanade — [17] Essentially, esplanade is the same word as explain, but whereas explain has lost its underlying literal meaning, esplanade has retained at least a memory of it. It comes ultimately from Latin explānāre, which meant ‘flatten out’, and so… …
25esplanade — [17] Essentially, esplanade is the same word as explain, but whereas explain has lost its underlying literal meaning, esplanade has retained at least a memory of it. It comes ultimately from Latin explānāre, which meant ‘flatten out’, and so… …
26esplanade — UK [ˌespləˈneɪd] / US [ˈespləˌnɑd] / US [ˈespləˌneɪd] noun [countable] Word forms esplanade : singular esplanade plural esplanades a long road for people to walk along, especially one next to the beach in a town …
27Esplanade — Es|pla|na|de* die; , n <aus gleichbed. fr. esplanade, dies aus it. spianata zu spianare »ebnen« aus lat. explanare »eben ausbreiten«> freier Platz, der meist durch Abtragung alter Festungswerke entstanden ist …
28esplanade — To attempt an explanation while drunk. (From the Washington Post Style Invitational, 1999) When I asked my husband why he came home at 2 a.m., the best I could get was an esplanade …
29esplanade — To attempt an explanation while drunk. (From the Washington Post Style Invitational, 1999) When I asked my husband why he came home at 2 a.m., the best I could get was an esplanade …
30esplanade — [[t]e̱spləne͟ɪd, AM nɑ͟ːd[/t]] esplanades N COUNT: usu the N in sing The esplanade, usually in a town by the sea, is a wide, open road where people walk for pleasure …
