dictionary definitions for "boulevard"


From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  boulevard
      n 1: a wide street or thoroughfare [syn: avenue, boulevard]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Boulevard \Bou"le*vard`\, n. [F. boulevard, boulevart, fr. G.
     bollwerk. See Bulwark.]
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     1. Originally, a bulwark or rampart of fortification or
        fortified town.
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     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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