BOULEVARD

avenue, boulevard

(noun) a wide street or thoroughfare

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Boulevard

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

Etymology

Noun

boulevard (plural boulevards)

A broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.

The landscaping on the sides of a boulevard or other thoroughfare.

Source: Wiktionary


Bou"le*vard`, n. Etym: [F. boulevard, boulevart, fr. G. bollwerk. See Bulwark.]

1. Originally, a bulwark or rampart of fortification or fortified town.

2. A public walk or street occupying the site of demolished fortifications. Hence: A broad avenue in or around a city.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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GUILLOTINE

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