esplanade vs mall

esplanade and mall both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
esplanade	Yes	No	No	No
mall	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, mall is a hypernym of esplanade; that is, mall is a word with a broader meaning than esplanade:

esplanade: a long stretch of open level ground (paved or grassy) for walking beside the seashore
mall: a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk

Other hypernyms of esplanade include promenade.

esplanade (noun)	mall (noun)
a long stretch of open level ground (paved or grassy) for walking beside the seashore	a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
	mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace