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boulevard

boul·e·vard
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [boo l-uh-vahrd, boo-luh-]
    • /ˈbʊl əˌvɑrd, ˈbu lə-/
    • /ˈbuː.lə.vɑːd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [boo l-uh-vahrd, boo-luh-]
    • /ˈbʊl əˌvɑrd, ˈbu lə-/

Definitions of boulevard word

  • countable noun boulevard A boulevard is a wide street in a city, usually with trees along each side. 3
  • noun boulevard a wide usually tree-lined road in a city, often used as a promenade 3
  • noun boulevard (capital as part of a street name) 3
  • noun boulevard a grass strip between the pavement and road 3
  • noun boulevard the strip of ground between the edge of a private property and the road 3
  • noun boulevard the centre strip of a road dividing traffic travelling in different directions 3

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Origin of boulevard

First appearance:

before 1765
One of the 46% newest English words
1765-75; < French, Middle French (orig. Picard, Walloon): rampart, avenue built on the site of a razed rampart < Middle Dutch bol(le)werc; see bulwark

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Parts of speech for Boulevard

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

boulevard popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

boulevard usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for boulevard

noun boulevard

  • artery — Arteries are the tubes in your body that carry blood from your heart to the rest of your body. Compare vein.
  • avenue — Avenue is sometimes used in the names of streets. The written abbreviation Ave. is also used.
  • highway — a main road, especially one between towns or cities: the highway between Los Angeles and Seattle.
  • thoroughfare — a road, street, or the like, that leads at each end into another street.
  • track — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.

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