boulevard

bou·le·vard

noun \ˈbu̇-lə-ˌvärd, ˈbü- also ˈbə-\

: a wide and usually important street that often has trees, grass, or flowers planted down its center or along its sides

Full Definition of BOULEVARD

:  a broad often landscaped thoroughfare

Examples of BOULEVARD

1. <the city is celebrated for its broad, tree-lined boulevards>

Origin of BOULEVARD

French, modification of Middle Dutch bolwerc bulwark

First Known Use: 1768

Related to BOULEVARD

Synonyms

arterial, artery, avenue, way, carriageway [British], drag, drive, expressway, freeway, high road, highway, pass, pike, road, roadway, route, row, street, thoroughfare, thruway, trace, turnpike

Related Words

causeway; autobahn, autoroute, autostrada, dual carriageway [chiefly British], interstate, motorway [chiefly British], superhighway; beltway, bypass, parkway, ring road [chiefly British]; corniche, switchback; through street; high street [British], Main Street; backstreet, branch, bystreet, byway, crossroad, secondary road, shunpike, side road, side street; alley, alleyway; circle, lane, laneway [British], mews [chiefly British], place; close [chiefly British], cul-de-sac, dead end; corridor; track, trail

Other Transportation Terms

camber, corduroy, demurrage, milestone

Rhymes with BOULEVARD

Abelard, afterguard, avant-garde, Beauregard, bodyguard, business card, calling card, cattle guard, Christmas card, color guard, compass card, credit card, debit card, disregard, drawing card, goliard, greeting card, honor guard, interlard, Langobard, leotard, Longobard, lumberyard, national guard, navy yard, no-holds-barred, postal card, provost guard, report card, Savoyard, Scotland Yard, self-regard, shooting guard, tourist card, undercard, union card, unitard

boulevard

noun    (Concise Encyclopedia)

Broad landscaped avenue that typically permits several lanes of vehicular traffic as well as pedestrian walkways. The earliest boulevards originally followed the city walls (the word originally meant “bulwark”) and were built in the ancient Middle East, especially at Antioch. In Paris, straight and geometrically precise boulevards were incorporated into design principles taught at the École des Beaux-Arts, and they form a prominent feature of the city. Similar boulevards are found in other cities such as Washington, D.C. Formal curving boulevards are a feature of such cities as Vienna and Prague.