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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 es·pla·nade /ˈɛspləˌnɑd, ˌɛspləˈ ||ˈned ||ˌned/
 平坦的空地,遊憩場

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Es·pla·nade n.
 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. A grass plat; a lawn.
 3. Any clear, level space used for public walks or drives; esp., a terrace by the seaside.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 esplanade
      n : a long stretch of open level ground (paved or grassy) for
          walking beside the seashore