es‧pla‧nade /ˌespləˈneɪd $ ˈesplənɑːd/
noun [countable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: French;
Origin: Italian spianata, from spianare 'to make level', from Latin explanare; ⇒ explain]
especially British English a wide street next to the sea in a town
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