Bois de Boulogne

[ bwah duh boo-lohn; French bwah duh boo-lawn-yuh ]

noun

1. a park W of Paris, France. 2095 acres (850 hectares).

Bois de Boulogne

/ bwa də bulɔɲ /

noun

1. a large park in W Paris, formerly a forest: includes the racecourses of Auteuil and Longchamp

Example Sentences

A passerby found her body last week, half hidden, half burned, in the Bois de Boulogne on the outskirts of Paris.

From The Daily Beast

Much of the communities swallowed by the expansion of the city and the construction of the Bois de Boulogne are squalid.

From The Daily Beast

She has just ridden in from the Bois de Boulogne, and has scorched half the way back to meet her “officier” in pale blue.

From Project Gutenberg

We passed together through the Bois de Boulogne, now amidst tall, green forests, now along the turfy shores of mirror-like lakes.

From Project Gutenberg

The rides in the Bois de Boulogne are all bordered on either side by thick trees.

From Project Gutenberg

The next act opens in a restaurant of to-day in the Bois de Boulogne, near Paris.

From Project Gutenberg

There were races in the Bois de Boulogne; and the equipages were five and six abreast on the avenue.

From Project Gutenberg