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boulevard

[ bool-uh-vahrd, boo-luh- ]

noun

  1. a broad avenue in a city, usually having areas at the sides or center for trees, grass, or flowers.
  2. Also called boulevard strip. Upper Midwest. a strip of lawn between a sidewalk and the curb.


boulevard

/ ˈbuːlvɑː; -vɑːd /

noun

    1. a wide usually tree-lined road in a city, often used as a promenade
    2. ( capital as part of a street name )

      Sunset Boulevard

    1. a grass strip between the pavement and road
    2. the strip of ground between the edge of a private property and the road
    3. the centre strip of a road dividing traffic travelling in different directions


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Word History and Origins

Origin of boulevard1

First recorded in 1765–75; from French, Middle French (originally Picard, Walloon ): “rampart, avenue built on the site of a razed rampart,” from Middle Dutch bol(le)werc; bulwark

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Word History and Origins

Origin of boulevard1

C18: from French, from Middle Dutch bolwerc bulwark ; so called because originally often built on the ruins of an old rampart

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Synonym Study

See street.

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Example Sentences

“On the whole I kind of quite like my films without watching them every night like Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard,” he said.

The Boulevard Carnot, the seedy, downtrodden street that leads out of town, proved the point on my last night there.

Glenn Close returns to Broadway for the first time since her star turn as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard 20 years ago.

I saw the Scarface with Paul Muni on Sunset Boulevard at the… whatever the name of that theater is, the Tiffany.

A mischievous cross between Sunset Boulevard and Adult Swim, BoJack Horseman boasts an exciting cast of supporting characters.

Of course you did not hear anything about her when you searched up and down the boulevard the other day?

They climbed into the car and Chapman drove out the boulevard and turned into the Parkville road.

When the automobile shot into Bonwit Boulevard and headed toward Roselawn the first flash of lightning made the girls jump.

At the top of the boulevard there was a barrow of flowers drawn up alongside the kerb.

They found a garage and a good automobile, and spent an hour or two out on the ocean boulevard.

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