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boulevard

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
19
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈbuː.ləˌvɑːd/
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/ˈbuː.ləˌvɑːd/ · /ˈbʊ.lə.vɑɹd/(US)

Definition of boulevard

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.
    “We live on Sunset Boulevard.”
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noun

  1. A broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.
    “We live on Sunset Boulevard.”
  2. The landscaping on the sides of a boulevard or other thoroughfare.
  3. A strip of land between a street and sidewalk.
  4. The grassy area in the middle of some streets; a refuge island.

name

  1. A census-designated place in San Diego County, California, United States.

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Etymology

Borrowed from French boulevard, from Middle French boulevard, bollevart, boulevars, bolevers, bollewerc (“rampart”), from Middle High German bolewerc, bolwerc (modern German Bollwerk) or Middle Dutch bolwerk (“bulwark, bastion”). Doublet of bulwark; more at bole, work.

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