Meaning of BOULEVARD
| Pronunciation: | | 'bûlu`vârd
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[n] a wide street or thoroughfare |
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BOULEVARD is a 9 letter word that starts with B. |
| | Synonyms: | | avenue |
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| | See Also: | | Fifth Avenue, street | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Bou"le*vard`\, n. [F. boulevard, boulevart, fr. G.
bollwerk. See {Bulwark}.]
1. Originally, a bulwark or rampart of fortification or
fortified town.
2. A public walk or street occupying the site of demolished
fortifications. Hence: A broad avenue in or around a city.
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| | Related Terms: | | alley, alleyway, arterial, arterial highway, arterial street, artery, Autobahn, autoroute, autostrada, avenue, belt highway, blind alley, bypass, byway, camino real, carriageway, causeway, causey, chaussee, circumferential, close, corduroy road, county road, court, crescent, cul-de-sac, dead-end street, dike, dirt road, drag, drive, driveway, expressway, freeway, gravel road, highroad, highway, highways and byways, interstate highway, lane, local road, main drag, main road, mews, motorway, parkway, path, pave, paved road, pike, place, plank road, primary highway, private road, right-of-way, ring road, road, roadbed, roadway, route nationale, row, royal road, secondary road, speedway, state highway, street, superhighway, terrace, thoroughfare, through street, thruway, toll road, township road, track, turnpike, US highway, wynd |
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