boulevard

noun

bou·​le·​vard ˈbu̇-lə-ˌvärd 

ˈbü-,

 also  ˈbə-

: a broad often landscaped thoroughfare

Synonyms

• street
• highway
• thoroughfare
• road
• freeway
• expressway
• route
• roadway
• carriageway [British]
• artery
• arterial

Examples of boulevard in a Sentence

the city is celebrated for its broad, tree-lined boulevards

Recent Examples on the Web

High above one of Manhattan‘s most famous (and most affluent) boulevards, an expansive, full-floor condo is ready to welcome a new owner. —Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2025

Soviet-era apartment blocks line leafy boulevards and glass towers cluster in the financial district. —Nina Subkhanberdina, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025

Large stretches of Wilkinson and West boulevards are highlighted as areas of concern on the network. —Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2025

And while the city has installed wider lanes on a number of avenues in Manhattan and this summer debuted a 16-foot-wide boulevard on 31st Avenue in Astoria, these lanes are still not the norm. —Clio Chang, Curbed, 17 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French, modification of Middle Dutch bolwerc bulwark

First Known Use

1763, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for boulevard

• bodyguard
• disregard
• asgard
• backyard
• barnyard
• blackguard
• bombard
• brickyard
• canard
• churchyard
• coastguard
• courtyard

Kids Definition

boulevard

noun

bou·​le·​vard ˈbu̇l-ə-ˌvärd 

ˈbül-

: a wide avenue often having grass strips with trees along its center or sides

Etymology

from French boulevard "walkway lined with trees," derived from early Dutch bolwerc "bulwark, rampart"; so called because the earliest boulevards were at sites of razed fortifications — related to bulwark