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

Its placement is to coincide with a more expansive Southwest Boulevard reconstruction plan, which is to include bike lanes, stamped concrete sidewalks and landscaping, including more trees along the length of the boulevard. —Eric Adler august 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2025

But as freeways expanded and fewer people used Beach Boulevard as a path to their destinations, the motels that once thrived on their business began to struggle and the boulevard saw more illicit activities. —Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025

That’s the East Bank, where 550 acres are poised to evolve from underutilized land into a brand-new Titans stadium, hundreds of new apartments, a massive world headquarters campus for tech giant Oracle and a boulevard running through the heart of the district. —Austin Hornbostel, The Tennessean, 26 July 2025

Does merging a superbike with a boulevard cruiser make sense? —Karl Brauer, Forbes.com, 8 July 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