boulevard
nounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈbuː.ləˌvɑːd//
- Canada//ˈbʊ.lə.vɑɹd//
A broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.
noun
- 1
A broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.
We live on Sunset Boulevard.
- 2
The landscaping on the sides of a boulevard or other thoroughfare.
- 3
A strip of land between a street and sidewalk.
- 4
The grassy area in the middle of some streets; a refuge island.
Etymology
Borrowed from French boulevard, from Middle French boulevard, bollevart, boulevars, bolevers, bollewerc (“rampart”), from Middle High German bolewerc, bolwerc (modern German Bollwerk) or Middle Dutch bolwerk (“bulwark, bastion”). Doublet of bulwark; more at bole, work.
Forms
- plural
- boulevards
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