boulevard
bou·le·vard
noun \ˈbu̇-lə-ˌvärd, ˈbü- also ˈbə-\Definition of BOULEVARD
: a broad often landscaped thoroughfare
See Examples of BOULEVARD
- <the city is celebrated for its broad, tree-lined boulevards>
Origin of BOULEVARD
French, modification of Middle Dutch bolwerc bulwark
First Known Use: 1768
Related to BOULEVARD
Related Words: causeway; autobahn, autoroute, autostrada, dual carriageway [chiefly British], interstate, motorway [chiefly British], superhighway; beltway, bypass, parkway, ring road [chiefly British]; corniche, switchback; through street; high street [British], Main Street; backstreet, branch, bystreet, byway, crossroad, secondary road, shunpike, side road, side street; alley, alleyway; circle, lane, laneway [British], mews [chiefly British], place; close [chiefly British], cul-de-sac, dead end; corridor; track, trail
Rhymes with BOULEVARD
Abelard, afterguard, avant-garde, Beauregard, bodyguard, business card, calling card, cattle guard, Christmas card, color guard, compass card, credit card, debit card, disregard, drawing card, goliard, greeting card, honor guard, interlard, Langobard, leotard, Longobard, lumberyard, national guard, navy yard, no-holds-barred, postal card, provost guard, report card, Savoyard, Scotland Yard, self-regard, shooting guard, tourist card, undercard, union card, unitard
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