boulevard Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a wide street or thoroughfare
    avenue.

WordNet

Bou"le*vard` noun
Etymology
F. boulevard, boulevart, fr. G. bollwerk. See Bulwark.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913