English-Thai Dictionary

esplanade

N พื้นที่ โล่งๆ  ยาวๆ (โดยเฉพาะ ที่ ใกล้ ทะเล  ใช้ สำหรับ เดินเล่น หรือ ขับรถ เล่น  boardwalk puen-ti-long-long-yao-yao

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ESPLANADE

n.[L. planus, plain. ] 1. In fortification, the glacis of the counter scarp, or the sloping of the parapet of the covered-way towards the country; or the void space between the glacis of a citadel, and the first houses of the town.
2. In gardening, a grass-plat.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ESPLANADE

Es `pla *nade ", n. Etym: [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. )

 

Defn: A grass plat; a lawn. Simmonds.

 

3. Any clear, level space used for public walks or drives; esp. , a terrace by the seaside.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

esplanade

es pla nade |ˈespləˌnäd, -ˌnād espləˈneɪd ˈɛspləˌnɑd | ▶noun a long, open, level area, typically beside the sea, along which people may walk for pleasure. • an open, level space separating a fortress from a town. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (denoting an area of flat ground on top of a rampart ): from French, from Italian spianata, from Latin explanatus ‘flattened, leveled, ’ from explanare (see explain ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

esplanade

esplanade |ˌɛspləˈneɪd, -ˈnɑːd | ▶noun a long, open, level area, typically beside the sea, along which people may walk for pleasure. • an open, level space separating a fortress from a town. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (denoting an area of flat ground on top of a rampart ): from French, from Italian spianata, from Latin explanatus ‘flattened, levelled ’, from explanare (see explain ).

 

Duden Dictionary

Esplanade

Es p la na de , Es pla na de Substantiv, feminin , die |Esplan a de |die Esplanade; Genitiv: der Esplanade, Plural: die Esplanaden französisch esplanade < italienisch spianata, zu: spianare = ebnen < lateinisch explanare = eben ausbreiten freier [Vor ]platz (vor großen [öffentlichen ] Gebäuden oder Gärten )

 

French Dictionary

esplanade

esplanade n. f. nom féminin Espace uni et découvert situé en avant d ’un édifice, d ’une fortification. Note Technique Attention au genre féminin de ce nom: une esplanade.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

esplanade

es pla nade /ésplənɑ̀ːd |èsplənéɪd /名詞 C (海岸などの )遊歩道 .