boulevard

[ boo l-uh-vahrd, boo-luh- ]

/ ˈbʊl əˌvɑrd, ˈbu lə- /

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noun

a broad avenue in a city, usually having areas at the sides or center for trees, grass, or flowers.

Also called boulevard strip. Upper Midwest. a strip of lawn between a sidewalk and the curb.

Words nearby boulevard

boulder dam, bouldering, boule, boules, bouleuterion, boulevard, boulevardier, bouleversement, boulez, boulimia, boulle

Origin of boulevard

1765–75; < French, Middle French (orig. Picard, Walloon): rampart, avenue built on the site of a razed rampart < Middle Dutch bol(le)werc; see bulwark

SYNONYMS FOR boulevard

See street.

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Examples from the Web for boulevard

The Boulevard Carnot, the seedy, downtrodden street that leads out of town, proved the point on my last night there.
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On a boulevard with stacked neon-lit signs blanketing the buildings, Veatch finds the gaming arcade frequented by the Kims.
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As our car sped along the Boulevard de la Madeleine, I was filled with hope and excitement.
The Model Diaries: The Rush of Rejection in Paris|Anonymous|December 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I walk a lot around the city, I go down to the beach, I like the boulevard.
Literary City: Etgar Keret’s Tel Aviv|Henry Krempels|September 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST

But there is always a boulevard between getting everything you want and compromising your principles.
Why the GOP Doesn’t Love Chris Christie|David Freedlander|February 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
To trembling strings and flashing harp the high reed pipes again the song of the Boulevard, echoed by low bassoons.
Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies|Philip H. Goepp
The hansom turned off the boulevard, affording Lanyard an opportunity to look back through the side window.
Alias The Lone Wolf|Louis Joseph Vance
At the Chteau d'Eau, where the boulevard turns off at a right angle, four or five theatres stand together.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
The enthusiasm of the warrior maiden was irresistible; the boulevard was soon heaped with the dead of both sides.
The Executioner's Knife|Eugne Sue
He very often passes along the boulevard, and goes in the direction of the Glaciere, Rue Croulebarbe.
Les Misrables|Victor Hugo

British Dictionary definitions for boulevard

boulevard

/ (ˈbuːlvɑː, -vɑːd) /

noun

a wide usually tree-lined road in a city, often used as a promenade
(capital as part of a street name)Sunset Boulevard

mainly Canadian

a grass strip between the pavement and road
the strip of ground between the edge of a private property and the road
the centre strip of a road dividing traffic travelling in different directions

Word Origin for boulevard

C18: from French, from Middle Dutch bolwerc bulwark; so called because originally often built on the ruins of an old rampart

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