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boulevard
The definition of a boulevard is a wide street often lined with trees.
(noun)An example of a boulevard is the Champs Èlysèes in Paris, France.
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See boulevard in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
☆ a broad, well-made street, often one lined with trees, grass plots, etc.
Origin: Fr, orig., top surface of a military rampart < MDu bolwerc, bulwark
See boulevard in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A broad city street, often tree-lined and landscaped.
- Upper Midwest See parking. See Regional Note at parking.
- Chiefly Midwestern U.S. See median strip. See Regional Note at neutral ground.
Origin:
Origin: French
Origin: , from Old French bollevart, rampart converted to a promenade
Origin: , from Middle Dutch bolwerc, bulwark; see bulwark
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