Esplanade

Noun

 * 1) A clear space between a citadel and the nearest houses of the town.
 * 2) The glacis of the counterscarp, or the slope of the parapet of the covered way toward the country.
 * 3) A grass plat; a lawn.
 * 4) Any clear, level space used for public walks or drives; esp., a terrace by the seaside.

Synonyms

 * promenade

Related terms

 * explain
 * plain

Thesaurus
alameda, beaten path, beaten track, berm, bicycle path, billiard table, boardwalk, bowling green, bridle path, catwalk, dead flat, dead level, earth, fastwalk, flat, flatland, floor, foot pavement, footpath, footway, garden path, groove, ground, hiking trail, homaloid, horizontal, horizontal axis, horizontal fault, horizontal line, horizontal parallax, horizontal plane, horizontal projection, ledge, level, level line, level plane, mall, mean sea level, parade, parterre, path, pathway, plain, plane, platform, prado, prairie, promenade, public walk, run, runway, rut, sea level, sea of grass, sidewalk, steppe, table, terrace, towing path, towpath, track, trail, trottoir, walk, walkway, water level

Etymology
1590s, from esplanade:, from  esplanada: (explanada:), form of esplanar:, from  explanare:, from which English explain:; see also plain:, and  spianata:, from spianare:.