English Explanatory Dictionary

boulevard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.
  2. The landscaping on the sides of a boulevard or other thoroughfare.
  3. A strip of land between a street and sidewalk.
  4. The grassy area in the middle of some streets; a refuge island.
name
  1. A census-designated place in San Diego County, California, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈbuː.ləˌvɑːd/ /ˈbʊ.lə.vɑɹd/ en-ca-boulevard.opus

Word forms

boulevard boulevards blvd. blvd bd. bd bl

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 words

boulevardier bulwark

Derived words

bd. bd bl blvd. blvd boulevardize boulevardlike boulevard stop Roxas Boulevard urban boulevard
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