boulevard

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

Noun

a wide usually tree-lined road in a city [Middle Dutch bolwerc bulwark; because originally often built on the ruins of an old 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"

Translations

boulevard [ˈbuːləvɑːd] n → Boulevard m

boulevard [ˈbuːlvɑːd] n → viale m