| 单词 | esplanade |
| 释义 | esplanade (once / 7040 pages) n An esplanade is an area that's meant to be walked on, especially beside the ocean or another body of water. An esplanade makes it possible to stroll beside the water without walking on the beach. You can also call an esplanade a promenade. These flat, open areas are intended to be walked along, and they're sometimes also used for skating or biking. The original esplanades were similarly level, open stretches outside of fortresses that provided soldiers with wide visibility for shooting. In the US, another meaning of esplanade is a median strip beside or in the middle of a road. The word comes from the Spanish esplanada, "large, level area." WORD FAMILYesplanade: esplanades USAGE EXAMPLESIt will include three marinas, 75,000 square feet of shops and restaurants, 28 acres of parks and nature trails and a waterfront esplanade. New York Times(Dec 16, 2016) City officials said beach access near apartment buildings at 100 Esplanade was closed after a 15-foot sinkhole appeared in the bluffs. Los Angeles Times(Dec 15, 2016) The tree was being built on the esplanade in Colombo. BBC(Dec 07, 2016) n a long stretch of open level ground (paved or grassy) for walking beside the seashore Hyper mall, promenade a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk |
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