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Webster 1913 Edition
Esplanade
Esˊpla-nade′
,Noun.
[F.
esplanade
, Sp. esplanada
, explanada
, cf. It. spianata
; fr. Sp. explanar
to level, L. explanare
to flatten or spread out. See Explain
.] 1.
(Fort.)
(a)
A clear space between a citadel and the nearest houses of the town.
Campbell (Mil. Dict. ).
(b)
The glacis of the counterscarp, or the slope of the parapet of the covered way toward the country.
2.
(Hort.)
A grass plat; a lawn.
Simmonds.
3.
Any clear, level space used for public walks or drives; esp., a terrace by the seaside.
Webster 1828 Edition
Esplanade
ESPLANA'DE
,Noun.
1.
In fortification, the glacis of the counter scarp, or the sloping of the parapet of the covered-way towards the country; or the void space between the glacis of a citadel, and the first houses of the town.2.
In gardening, a grass-plat.