'Boulevard' definitions:
Definition of 'boulevard'
(from WordNet)
noun
A wide street or thoroughfare [syn: avenue, boulevard]
Definition of 'Boulevard'
From: GCIDE
- Boulevard \Bou"le*vard`\, n. [F. boulevard, boulevart, fr. G. bollwerk. See Bulwark.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. Originally, a bulwark or rampart of fortification or fortified town. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A public walk or street occupying the site of demolished fortifications. Hence: A broad avenue in or around a city. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'boulevard'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alley,
- alleyway,
- arterial,
- arterial highway,
- arterial street,
- artery,
- Autobahn,
- autoroute,
- autostrada,
- avenue,
- belt highway,
- blind alley,
- bypass,
- byway,
- camino real,
- carriageway,
- causeway,
- causey,
- chaussee,
- circumferential,
- close,
- corduroy road,
- county road,
- court,
- crescent,
- cul-de-sac,
- dead-end street,
- dike,
- dirt road,
- drag,
- drive,
- driveway,
- expressway,
- freeway,
- gravel road,
- highroad,
- highway,
- highways and byways,
- interstate highway,
- lane,
- local road,
- main drag,
- main road,
- mews,
- motorway,
- parkway,
- path,
- pave,
- paved road,
- pike,
- place,
- plank road,
- primary highway,
- private road,
- right-of-way,
- ring road,
- road,
- roadbed,
- roadway,
- route nationale,
- row,
- royal road,
- secondary road,
- speedway,
- state highway,
- street,
- superhighway,
- terrace,
- thoroughfare,
- through street,
- thruway,
- toll road,
- township road,
- track,
- turnpike,
- US highway,
- wynd