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1. (n.) boulevard
a broad avenue in a city, usu. having areas at the sides or center for trees, grass, or flowers.
2. boulevard
a strip of lawn between a sidewalk and the curb.
3. boulevard
median (def. 6).
Etymology: (1765–75; < F, MF (orig. Picard, Walloon): rampart)
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| Definition of 'boulevard' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) avenue, boulevard
a wide street or thoroughfare
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) boulevard
originally, a bulwark or rampart of fortification or fortified town
2. (noun) boulevard
a public walk or street occupying the site of demolished fortifications. Hence: A broad avenue in or around a city
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. boulevard
the rampart of a fortified city converted into a promenade flanked by rows of trees and a feature of Paris in particular, though the boulevard is not always on the line of a rampart.
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