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boulevard
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boul·e·vard  (bl-värd, bl-)
n.
1. A broad city street, often tree-lined and landscaped.
2. Upper Midwest See parking. See Regional Note at parking.
3. Chiefly Midwestern U.S. See median strip. See Regional Note at neutral ground.

[French, from Old French bollevart, rampart converted to a promenade, from Middle Dutch bolwerc, bulwark; see bulwark.]

boulevard [ˈbuːlvɑː -vɑːd]
n
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. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) Chiefly 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
[from French, from Middle Dutch bolwerc bulwark; so called because originally often built on the ruins of an old rampart]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.boulevardboulevard - a wide street or thoroughfare        
street - a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings; "they walked the streets of the small town"; "he lives on Nassau Street"

boulevard
noun avenue, street, route, way, lane, highway, motorway, roadway, thoroughfare The boulevard is lined by parking spaces.
Translations
boulevard [ˈbuːləvɑːʳ] Nbulevar m, zócalo m (Mex)
boulevard [ˈbuːləvɑːrd ˈbuːlvɑːr] n (= avenue) → boulevard m
boulevard
nBoulevard m
boulevard [ˈbuːləvɑːʳ] nviale m
boulevard [ˈbuːləvɑːʳ] nviale m


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