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boulevard

(buːləvɑːʳd, US bʊl-)
Word forms: plural boulevards
countable noun [oft in names]
A boulevard is a wide street in a city, usually with trees along each side.
...Lenton Boulevard.
Synonyms: avenue, street, route, way More Synonyms of boulevard

boulevard in British English

(ˈbuːlvɑː, -vɑːd)
noun
1. 
a. 
a wide usually tree-lined road in a city, often used as a promenade
b. 
(capital as part of a street name)
Sunset Boulevard
2. mainly Canadian
a. 
a grass strip between the pavement and road
b. 
the strip of ground between the edge of a private property and the road
c. 
the centre strip of a road dividing traffic travelling in different directions
Word origin
C18: from French, from Middle Dutch bolwerc bulwark; so called because originally often built on the ruins of an old rampart

boulevard in American English

(ˈbʊləˌvɑrd)
noun
US
a broad, well-made street, often one lined with trees, grass plots, etc.
Word origin
Fr, orig., top surface of a military rampart < MDu bolwerc, bulwark

Examples of 'boulevard' in a sentence
boulevard

There are narrow streets and there are wide boulevards.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
We drive along broad boulevards lined with pink blossoming trees and boarded-up houses.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
 Broad boulevards, buildings taller than you would expect and a fair number of pedestrians.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The wide, leafy boulevards remain much as they were in colonial times.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In one, tree-lined boulevards are replaced by an avenue of wind turbines in a lake.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)

In other languages
boulevard

British English: boulevard NOUN
A boulevard is a wide street in a city.
...Lenton Boulevard.
  • American English: boulevard
  • Brazilian Portuguese: boulevard
  • Chinese: 林荫大道
  • European Spanish: bulevar
  • French: boulevard
  • German: Boulevard
  • Italian: viale
  • Japanese: 広い並木道
  • Korean: 대로
  • European Portuguese: avenida
  • Latin American Spanish: bulevar

(noun) 
Definition
a wide usually tree-lined road in a city
The boulevard is lined by parking spaces.
Synonyms
avenue
It is set in landscaped grounds at the end of a tree-lined avenue.
street
a small, quaint town with narrow streets
route
the most direct route to the town centre
way
He came round the back way.
lane
a quiet country lane
highway
I crossed the highway, dodging the traffic.
motorway
the national motorway network
roadway
thoroughfare
a busy thoroughfare

Additional synonyms

in the sense of highway
Definition
a main road, esp. one that connects towns
I crossed the highway, dodging the traffic.
Synonyms
main road,
motorway,
roadway,
thoroughfare
in the sense of lane
Definition
a narrow road, esp. in the country
a quiet country lane
Synonyms
road,
street,
track,
path,
strip,
way,
passage,
trail,
pathway,
footpath,
passageway,
thoroughfare
in the sense of motorway
Definition
a dual carriageway for fast-moving traffic, with no stopping permitted and no crossroads
the national motorway network
Synonyms
highway (US),
A road,
main road,
freeway (US),
autobahn

Nearby words of
boulevard

  • bottom
  • bottomless
  • boulder
  • boulevard
  • bounce
  • bounce back
  • bouncing

Synonyms of 'boulevard'

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