Boulevard Definition
bo͝olə-värd, bo͝olə-
boulevards
noun
boulevards
A broad, well-made street, often one lined with trees, grass plots, etc.
Webster's New World
The landscaping on the sides of a boulevard or other thoroughfare.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- avenue
- road
- street
- way
- highway
- drag
- concourse
- associated word: boulevardier
- thoroughfare
- superhighway
- turnpike
- thruway
- path
- freeway
- expressway
Antonyms:
Other Word Forms of Boulevard
Noun
Singular:
boulevard
Plural:
boulevardsOrigin of Boulevard
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From French boulevard, from Middle French boulevard, from Old French bollevart (“promenade, avenue, rampart”), from Middle Dutch bollewerc, bolwerc (“bulwark, bastion”) from Middle Dutch bole, bolle (“bole, plank”) + werk (“work, construction”). More at bole, work, bulwark.
From Wiktionary
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French from Old French bollevart rampart converted to a promenade from Middle Dutch bolwerc bulwark bulwark
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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