esplanaden.

/ɛspləˈneɪd/

Forms: Also 1600s–1700s aphetic splanade.

Etymology: < French esplanade, < Spanish esplanada (corresponding to Italian spianata ), < esplanar < Latin explānāre to level, < ex out + -plānus level, plain n.¹With aphetic form compare obsolete German splanade, West Flemish splenade.

1. Fortification.

a. The glacis of the counterscarp, or the sloping of the parapet of the covered way toward the country.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [noun] > parapet extended in long slope > glacis of counterscarp

esplanade1696

1696 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.)

1755 W. Huggins & T. H. Croker tr. L. Ariosto Orlando Furioso I. xiv. cxxix The Pagan forces..by ladders different essay'd Upon the second esplanade to creep.

1811 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1838) VII. 331 There was a heavy fire of musketry on the Esplanade: so that the enemy are not in the covered way.

b. ‘An open, level space of ground, separating the citadel of a fortress from the town’ (Stocqueler Mil. Encycl.).

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > fort or fortified town > [noun] > ground between citadel and town

esplanade1708

1708 J. Kersey Dict. Anglo-Britannicum Esplanade..is now chiefly taken for the void Space between the Glacis of a Citadel, and the first Houses of a Town.

1736 in Bailey

1761 L. Scrafton Refl. Govt. Indostan iii. 76 The fort was a regular square..no glacis; and but a small esplanade of about 250 yards.

1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well II. iv. 97 The esplanade in the front of the old castle.

1855 J. L. Motley Rise Dutch Republic II. iv. i. 546 Throwing up a breastwork..upon the esplanade, between the citadel and the town.

in extended use.1817 M. Keating Trav. I. 166 [Spain] to be effectually defended on this side, the state must always be prepared to evacuate and make an esplanade of her territory, to the Sierra Morena; which thus would be the line of defence to her capital, Seville.

a. A levelled piece of ground; often, such a space intended to serve as a public promenade.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > path or place for walking > [noun] > promenade

maidan?1551

parado1612

promenade1648

mailc1660

esplanade1682

parade1697

outwalk1698

mall1710

alameda1717

paseo1832

walk1843

block1869

broadwalk1930

1682 G. Wheler Journey into Greece i. 31 A large place, which they call the Splanade.

1726 tr. J. Cavalier Mem. Wars Cevennes i. 96 A fine Walk, call'd the Esplanade, without the Town.

1737 S. Berington Mem. G. di Lucca 89 Where the break of the Hill made that agreeable Splanade, there stood an ancient Pyramid.

1788 Gentleman's Mag. 58 i. 69/2 An esplanade..on which..the foundations of a regular street were laid.

1805 G. Rose Diaries (1860) II. 199 I went on the esplanade [at Weymouth] early in the morning.

1823 R. Heber Jrnl. 11 Oct. in Narr. Journey Upper Provinces India (1828) I. ii. 24 Behind the [Calcutta] esplanade, however, are only Tank-square, and some other streets occupied by Europeans.

1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus i. iii. 7/2 The Palace esplanade, where music plays while Serene Highness is pleased to eat his victuals.

1863 A. W. Kinglake Invasion of Crimea I. xiv. 279 The esplanade of the Invalides.

b. transferred. A level open space.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > level land > [noun] > level place or plain

fieldeOE

wong971

field landOE

woldc1220

flat1296

plainc1325

field placec1384

champaign?a1400

floor?a1400

smeethc1440

plain-land1487

weald1544

champian1589

camp1605

level1623

campaign1628

planure1632

campania1663

esplanade1681

flatland1735

vlakte1785

steppe1837

1681 Blount's Glossographia (ed. 5) Esplanade, a plain open ground.

1702 W. J. tr. C. de Bruyn Voy. Levant v. 13 Upon the mountain we met with an Esplanade of a considerable Bigness.

1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey I. 93 At the end of the orchestra, and betwixt that and the first side-box, there is a small esplanade left.

1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward I. iii. 45 An open esplanade, clear of trees.

1868 H. H. Milman Ann. St. Paul's Cathedral i. 2 No eminence..could compare with the spacious esplanade on which St. Paul's stands.

c. ‘In modern gardening, a grass plot’ (Todd).

ΚΠ

1818 in H. J. Todd Johnson's Dict. Eng. Lang.

1828 in N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. ; and in mod. Dicts.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	esplanade
释义	esplanaden. /ɛspləˈneɪd/ Forms: Also 1600s–1700s aphetic splanade. Etymology: < French esplanade, < Spanish esplanada (corresponding to Italian spianata ), < esplanar < Latin explānāre to level, < ex out + -plānus level, plain n.¹With aphetic form compare obsolete German splanade, West Flemish splenade. 1. Fortification. a. The glacis of the counterscarp, or the sloping of the parapet of the covered way toward the country. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > earthwork or rampart > [noun] > parapet extended in long slope > glacis of counterscarp esplanade1696 1696 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) 1755 W. Huggins & T. H. Croker tr. L. Ariosto Orlando Furioso I. xiv. cxxix The Pagan forces..by ladders different essay'd Upon the second esplanade to creep. 1811 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1838) VII. 331 There was a heavy fire of musketry on the Esplanade: so that the enemy are not in the covered way. b. ‘An open, level space of ground, separating the citadel of a fortress from the town’ (Stocqueler Mil. Encycl.). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > fort or fortified town > [noun] > ground between citadel and town esplanade1708 1708 J. Kersey Dict. Anglo-Britannicum Esplanade..is now chiefly taken for the void Space between the Glacis of a Citadel, and the first Houses of a Town. 1736 in Bailey 1761 L. Scrafton Refl. Govt. Indostan iii. 76 The fort was a regular square..no glacis; and but a small esplanade of about 250 yards. 1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well II. iv. 97 The esplanade in the front of the old castle. 1855 J. L. Motley Rise Dutch Republic II. iv. i. 546 Throwing up a breastwork..upon the esplanade, between the citadel and the town. in extended use.1817 M. Keating Trav. I. 166 [Spain] to be effectually defended on this side, the state must always be prepared to evacuate and make an esplanade of her territory, to the Sierra Morena; which thus would be the line of defence to her capital, Seville. 2. a. A levelled piece of ground; often, such a space intended to serve as a public promenade. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > path or place for walking > [noun] > promenade maidan?1551 parado1612 promenade1648 mailc1660 esplanade1682 parade1697 outwalk1698 mall1710 alameda1717 paseo1832 walk1843 block1869 broadwalk1930 1682 G. Wheler Journey into Greece i. 31 A large place, which they call the Splanade. 1726 tr. J. Cavalier Mem. Wars Cevennes i. 96 A fine Walk, call'd the Esplanade, without the Town. 1737 S. Berington Mem. G. di Lucca 89 Where the break of the Hill made that agreeable Splanade, there stood an ancient Pyramid. 1788 Gentleman's Mag. 58 i. 69/2 An esplanade..on which..the foundations of a regular street were laid. 1805 G. Rose Diaries (1860) II. 199 I went on the esplanade [at Weymouth] early in the morning. 1823 R. Heber Jrnl. 11 Oct. in Narr. Journey Upper Provinces India (1828) I. ii. 24 Behind the [Calcutta] esplanade, however, are only Tank-square, and some other streets occupied by Europeans. 1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus i. iii. 7/2 The Palace esplanade, where music plays while Serene Highness is pleased to eat his victuals. 1863 A. W. Kinglake Invasion of Crimea I. xiv. 279 The esplanade of the Invalides. b. transferred. A level open space. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > level land > [noun] > level place or plain fieldeOE wong971 field landOE woldc1220 flat1296 plainc1325 field placec1384 champaign?a1400 floor?a1400 smeethc1440 plain-land1487 weald1544 champian1589 camp1605 level1623 campaign1628 planure1632 campania1663 esplanade1681 flatland1735 vlakte1785 steppe1837 1681 Blount's Glossographia (ed. 5) Esplanade, a plain open ground. 1702 W. J. tr. C. de Bruyn Voy. Levant v. 13 Upon the mountain we met with an Esplanade of a considerable Bigness. 1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey I. 93 At the end of the orchestra, and betwixt that and the first side-box, there is a small esplanade left. 1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward I. iii. 45 An open esplanade, clear of trees. 1868 H. H. Milman Ann. St. Paul's Cathedral i. 2 No eminence..could compare with the spacious esplanade on which St. Paul's stands. c. ‘In modern gardening, a grass plot’ (Todd). ΚΠ 1818 in H. J. Todd Johnson's Dict. Eng. Lang. 1828 in N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. ; and in mod. Dicts. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1681
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