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esplanade

[es-pluh-nahd, -neyd, es-pluh-nahd, -neyd] / ˈɛs pləˌnɑd, -ˌneɪd, ˌɛs pləˈnɑd, -ˈneɪd /
NOUN
promenade
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The hearing was told that a parked pop-top caravan meant the two men could not see what was on the road as they walked along part of the esplanade.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

Whenever I return to Batumi, which I’ve done five times, I always do three things: I stroll along the palm-fringed seaside esplanade, admiring the gardens first landscaped in 1881.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

People crossing the bridge can catch cycling and triathlon events, or look down to watch swimming events in the Seine River, before walking over toward a grassy esplanade which leads to Les Invalides.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024

The esplanade will be refurbished; visitors will no longer have to line up for tickets outside; and the permanent collections will be rearranged and rehung.

From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2023

Curving around the harbor was a long esplanade lined with palm trees.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan