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

In France, the Rhône and Saône wind past lavender fields and Roman ruins, while the Seine carries you from Paris’s glittering boulevards to Monet’s dreamy garden in Giverny. —Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025

The issue centers on a controversial request to rezone Acacia Cliffs, a 290-unit affordable apartment complex on a hilly cliff along Hart Lane off Far West and MoPac boulevards in Northwest Austin. —Shonda Novak, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025

Paradise Valley Mall in Phoenix Paradise Valley Mall opened in 1978 near Tatum and Shea boulevards and expanded in the late 1980s. —Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 29 July 2025

This year’s finale also celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Tour’s first finish on the iconic boulevard in 1975. —Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 25 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