Definition of boulevard
: a broad often landscaped thoroughfare
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Examples of boulevard in a Sentence
the city is celebrated for its broad, tree-lined boulevards
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The wide boulevard has been targeted repeatedly by Islamic extremists, most recently last month when a man crashed his car into a convoy of gendarmes.
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When the light turns green, the white car turns left onto a six-lane, heavily traveled boulevard, but Williams heads straight.
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While stopped at a traffic light at Lake Mary and Ronald Reagan boulevards, Pendergrass pulled a large kitchen knife from his bag and held it inches away from the salesman’s face, telling him to get out of the car, deputies said.
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While the regular 4-series won’t deliver a white-knuckle driving experience, its chassis is a chameleon that instantly adapts to the spirited nature of twisty backroads or the relaxed comfort of black-top boulevards.
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A Statesman reader called in Monday to question a major new bloom of signage at the corner of Parkcenter and Park boulevards, where a new multi-tenant medical office building is going up.
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At what point La Cienega became a boulevard is a mystery, but portions of it were first paved in 1923, when much of the Mid City area had that new-home sparkle.
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Richmond’s five Confederate statues are prominent fixtures on Monument Avenue, a boulevard lined with churches and historic mansions considered by many to be the city’s most prestigious address and one of the nation’s loveliest thoroughfares.
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As the area, which now includes one of the city's Great Places 2020 zones, receives more funding and resources, Sparks has visions of adding trees, new homes and a bike boulevard.
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Origin and Etymology of boulevard
French, modification of Middle Dutch bolwerc bulwark
BOULEVARD Defined for English Language Learners
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: a wide and usually important street that often has trees, grass, or flowers planted down its center or along its sides
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: a wide usually major street often having strips with trees, grass, or flowers planted along its center or sides
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