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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:

  Esplanade \Es`pla*nade"\, n. [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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  esplanade
       n : a long stretch of open level ground (paved or grassy) for
           walking beside the seashore

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