esplanade

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A clear space between a citadel and the nearest houses of the town.

The glacis of the counterscarp, or the slope of the parapet of the covered way toward the country.

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

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A convert long esplanade which will encircle the shoreline will be constructed. Source: Internet

An archive picture of Strood Esplanade, with the Faulcon thought to be somewhere at the east end of this row of buildings. Source: Internet

Despite an exhaustive search of the Esplanade, beach and surrounding areas there has still been no trace of him. Source: Internet

Because of continued German artillery fire and too few troops to mount a westward attack along the seawall’s esplanade, the beachhead remained stationary for the night as additional British reinforcements arrived. Source: Internet

“I am powerless due to this disease,” Abu Belal Abu Senanah, an Old City resident, said, as he prayed outside the holy esplanade, also revered by Jews as the site of biblical temples. Source: Internet

A second Olympic complex, next to the sea at the beach of Palaio Faliro, also features modern stadia, shops and an elevated esplanade. Source: Internet

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