boulevard boulevards Etymology :French, modification of Middle Dutch bolwerc bulwark. Pronunciation :bu-l&-"värd, bü-. Function :noun. Date :1769.
| boulevard | A public walk or street occupying the site of demolished fortifications | en | |||
| boulevard | Hence: A broad avenue in or around a city | en | |||
| boulevard | Originally, a bulwark or rampart of fortification or fortified town | en | |||
| boulevard | A broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare | en | |||
| boulevard | Boul | en | |||
| boulevard | broad tree-lined avenue; main road isim | en | |||
| boulevard | a wide street or thoroughfare | en | |||
| boulevard | A boulevard is a wide street in a city, usually with trees along each side. Lenton Boulevard. = avenue. Broad landscaped avenue that typically permits several lanes of vehicular traffic as well as pedestrian walkways. The earliest boulevards originally followed the city walls (the word originally meant "bulwark") and were built in the ancient Middle East, especially at Antioch. In Paris, straight and geometrically precise boulevards were incorporated into design principles taught at the École des Beaux-Arts, and they form a prominent feature of the city. Similar boulevards are found in other cities such as Washington, D.C. Formal curving boulevards are a feature of such cities as Vienna and Prague | en | |||
| boulevard | A street lined with trees or constructed with a landscaped median | en | |||
| boulevard | A wide street with a landscaped center island running the length of the street Boulevards are usually found in urbanized areas | en | |||
| boulevard | Now, a public drive Not, technically, a street, avenue, or highway, though a carriage-way over it is a feature Refers to an area set apart for purposes of ornament, exercise, and amusement 52 How Pr 445 (1873) | en | |||
| boulevard | A wide major street, frequently having a tree-lined center divider | en | |||
| boulevards | plural of boulevard | en | |||
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