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noun bou·le·vard \ˈbu̇-lÉ™-ËŒvärd, ˈbü- also ˈbÉ™-\

: 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

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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