BOULEVARD


Meaning of BOULEVARD in English

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

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