I. ˈbu̇ləˌvärd, -vȧd also ˈbül- noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, modification of Middle Dutch bolwerc — more at bulwark
1.
a. : a broad thoroughfare ; especially : one more pretentious than an ordinary street or avenue often having grassplots with trees along the center or between curbings and sidewalks
b. : a grassed or landscaped strip in the center or between the curbings and sidewalks of a boulevard
2. : mouse gray
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to make into a boulevard : provide with boulevards
III. adjective
: produced primarily to entertain
boulevard farce