Boulevard

//ˈbuː.ləˌvɑːd// name, noun

name, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.

    "We live on Sunset Boulevard."

  2. 2
    a wide street or thoroughfare wordnet
  3. 3
    The landscaping on the sides of a boulevard or other thoroughfare.
  4. 4
    A strip of land between a street and sidewalk.
  5. 5
    The grassy area in the middle of some streets; a refuge island.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A census-designated place in San Diego County, California, United States.

Synonyms

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avenuealleyalleywayarterialarterial highwayarterial street

Example

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"Is this the right bus for Pacific Boulevard?"

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.

Related phrases

Roxas Boulevardboulevard stopurban boulevard

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