the city is celebrated for its broad, tree-lined boulevards
Recent Examples on the WebFollowing the street north, Arroyo Street turns into Alvear Avenue, another famous boulevard known for its historic palaces, high-end boutiques, and luxury hotels like Alvear Palace, Four Seasons, and Park Hyatt.—Nora Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2024 Nevertheless, Olympics organizers are determined to put on a show that stuns the throngs assembled on the boulevards of Paris, not to mention the millions of people expected to watch the Games unfold on their televisions and mobile devices.—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for boulevard
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Word History
Etymology
French, modification of Middle Dutch bolwerc bulwark
: 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
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