Definition of boulevard
: a broad often landscaped thoroughfare
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the city is celebrated for its broad, tree-lined boulevards
Recent Examples of boulevard from the Web
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The crash happened around 6:30 a.m. in the 1700 block of the boulevard, west of North Andrews Avenue, a Broward Sheriff’s spokeswoman said.
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On the night of March 18 an Uber autonomous Volvo SUV struck and killed the 49-year-old, who was walking a bicycle across a darkened boulevard in Tempe, near Phoenix.
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Photo: Jasmine Van Hevel for The Wall Street Journal Karin de Ceuninck, 57, an Ixelles native, has long had her eye on Brugmann’s bucolic boulevard lined with chestnut trees and imposing townhouses.
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Monday's events began with a march that shut down Capitol Avenue as sign-waving teachers estimated in the thousands moved up the broad boulevard toward the statehouse.
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Now open near Tatum and Shea boulevards in northeast Phoenix.
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Opened with fanfare a year ago at the busy intersection of South and East boulevards, Wu's Cajun Seafood apparently closed quietly Friday, with a sign posted that the restaurant has closed.
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The grand, grassy boulevard of the National Mall wouldn’t be cleared until the early 1900s.
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There are 11 intersections with traffic lights along that stretch of A1A, including Oakland Park and Commercial boulevards.
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Origin and Etymology of boulevard
French, modification of Middle Dutch bolwerc bulwark
boulevard Synonyms
Synonyms
arterial, artery, avenue, drag, drive, expressway, freeway, high road, highway, pass, pike, road, roadway, route, row, street, thoroughfare, thruway, trace, turnpike, way;
Related Words
autoroute, interstate, superhighway;
backstreet, branch, bystreet, byway, crossroad, secondary road, shunpike, side road, side street;
BOULEVARD Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of boulevard 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
BOULEVARD Defined for Kids
Definition of boulevard for Students
: a wide usually major street often having strips with trees, grass, or flowers planted along its center or sides
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