What does esplanade mean?
Word: Esplanade
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Esplanade means a wide, flat open area beside the sea or a river, where people go to walk.
How do you spell esplanade?
Syllables: es - pla - nade
Tricky part: Many students are thrown by the close of the word, because the long 'ay' sound can be spelt in several ways. Esplanaid and esplanaide are the usual results.
Watch out for: esplanaid, esplanaide, esplanayd
Memory tip: A seaside walk is thirsty work, so bring lemonade: the two words finish in the same three letters.
Esplanade in a sentence
Example 1: We ate roasted corn on the esplanade at Brighton as the sun went down.
Example 2: The town's new esplanade has benches and a smooth cycling track.
Example 3: Runners crowd the esplanade early in the morning before the heat sets in.
Fun Fact
Kolkata's busy Esplanade area, a major bus and metro hub, takes its name from the open ground that once lay in front of Fort William.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
On Sunday evenings the whole family strolls along the esplenade at Kozhikode, buying peanuts and watching the fishing boats return.
a) fishing
b) peanuts
c) strolls
d) esplenade
Show answer
d) esplenade. The vowel after the l is an a.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters to find the word that fits the sentence:
A row of old lamps lights the pseaneadl that runs beside the river.
a) esplanade
b) masquerade
c) escapade
d) marmalade
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a) esplanade. Escapade has a c, masquerade a q and marmalade two m's.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word esplanade as used in the sentence:
Street musicians played on the esplanade while the sun set over the Arabian Sea.
a) promenade
b) jetty
c) harbour
d) lighthouse
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a) promenade. A promenade is also a broad seaside path for walking.
Spell-o-Spell
Read the four words. Choose the meaning of the only correctly spelt word:
1. esplanade 2. boulavard 3. embankmant 4. pavillion
a) a wall or bank that holds back a river
b) a building or tent used at a sports ground
c) a level stretch for walkers along a waterfront
d) a wide city road, often lined with trees
Show answer
c) a level stretch for walkers along a waterfront. Boulevard needs an e, embankment a second e, and pavilion loses an l.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What would you most expect to do on an esplanade?
a) queue for tickets at a railway station
b) search the shelves of a town library
c) take an evening walk beside the water
d) take a bus through a long tunnel
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c) take an evening walk beside the water
2. Which of these towns seems best placed to build an esplanade?
a) a hill village on a very steep slope
b) a mining town deep in a narrow valley
c) a coastal town with a long seafront
d) a desert settlement far from any water
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c) a coastal town with a long seafront
