esplanade.

A broad, open, usually level area used for walking, commonly beside water.

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Words that belong together

• a waterfront esplanade
• an esplanade along the river
• a wide esplanade

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The wind crossed the esplanade without meeting a single tree.

Along the river esplanade, fishermen occupied the benches before the office workers arrived.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting. Forms: Singular esplanade; plural esplanades. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.