cleared space on which people can walk, as a relief from the overcrowding of the town or fort, and which offers a field of fire to defenders, situated between a town and its citadel or immediately within the walls of a fortification.
The Esplanade is a mixed-use development under construction on Randall Road next to the lifestyle center Algonquin Commons in Algonquin, Illinois. It is part of the Algonquin Corporate Campus. It is being built by commercial developers Centerville Properties of Woodstock, Illinois.