Boulevard Definition

bo͝olə-värd, bo͝olə-
boulevards
noun
boulevards
A broad, well-made street, often one lined with trees, grass plots, etc.
Webster's New World
The landscaping on the sides of a boulevard or other thoroughfare.
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Other Word Forms of Boulevard

Noun

Singular:
boulevard
Plural:
boulevards

Origin of Boulevard

  • From French boulevard, from Middle French boulevard, from Old French bollevart (“promenade, avenue, rampart”), from Middle Dutch bollewerc, bolwerc (“bulwark, bastion”) from Middle Dutch bole, bolle (“bole, plank”) + werk (“work, construction”). More at bole, work, bulwark.

    From Wiktionary

  • French from Old French bollevart rampart converted to a promenade from Middle Dutch bolwerc bulwark bulwark

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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