prospekt
/ˈprɒspɛkt/ /prɒˈspɛkt/noun
In Russia: a long, wide street; an avenue or boulevard.
- Used chiefly of the great avenues of St Petersburg (and later of Moscow), as Nevsky Prospekt (Russian Nevskij prospekt), etc..
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Southern Literary Messenger. From Russian prospekt from classical Latin prōspectus, perhaps via German Prospekt, †Prospect view.
- picture play
- picture postcard
- picture-postcardish
- picturer
- picture rail
- picture researcher
- picture ring
- picture rod
- picture-roll
- picture search
- picture show
- picture signal
- picture sleeve
- picture space
- picturesque
- picturesque gardening
- picturesquely
- picturesqueness
- picturesquerie
- picture stage
- picture telegraphy
- picture telephone
- picture tie
- picture tube
- picture window