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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.

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

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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]

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boulevard - From French, literally "rampart" or a "promenade on the site of a rampart."

See also related terms for rampart.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

boulevard - a wide street or thoroughfare         avenue street - a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings; "they walked the streets of the small town"; "he lives on Nassau Street"

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boulevard

noun avenue, street, route, way, lane, highway, motorway, roadway, thoroughfare The boulevard is lined by parking spaces.

Translations

boulevard [ˈbuːləvɑːʳ] N → bulevar m, zócalo m (Mex)

boulevard [ˈbuːləvɑː^rd ˈbuːlvɑː^r] n (= avenue) → boulevard m

boulevard

n → Boulevard m

boulevard [ˈbuːləvɑːʳ] n → viale m