boulevard

noun

bou·​le·​vard ˈbu̇-lə-ˌvärd 

ˈbü-

also ˈbə-

: a broad often landscaped thoroughfare

Synonyms of boulevard

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

Examples of boulevard in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web

The following day, several reports came in from Roseville residents who spotted a bear near Foothills Boulevard between Blue Oaks and Pleasant Grove boulevards. — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

The Denver Summit stadium will be close to the city center alongside a main boulevard, Broadway, so sports fans can easily get there using public transportation such as buses and trains. — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2026

Broadway, the neighborhood’s grand boulevard, was lined with beauty salons, dry cleaners, shoe-repair stalls, and single-room-occupancy hotels. — David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

The result will be a 146-room hotel, with a view of UC Davis’ expansive medical complex across the boulevard. — Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026

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