Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

boulevard

American  
[bool-uh-vahrd, boo-luh-] / ˈbʊl əˌvɑrd, ˈbu lə- /

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 British  
/ 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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Related Words

See street.

Etymology

Origin of boulevard

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

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.