esplanade
esplanade
[ˌɛspləˈneɪd, -ˈnɑːd]
noun
[ˌɛspləˈneɪd, -ˈnɑːd]
noun
- a long, open, level area, typically beside the sea, along which people may walk for pleasure
（尤指海滨供散步用的）长形空旷平地
■an open, level space separating a fortress from a town
（要塞与城镇间的）旷地
- late 16th cent. (denoting an area of flat ground on top of a rampart): from French, from Italian spianata, from Latin explanatus 'flattened, levelled', from explanare (see explain)
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