boulevard
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
a wide, beautiful street in a city, usually with trees on both sides.
a broad urban thoroughfare, typically landscaped with trees or a central median.
Simple“We took a long walk down the boulevard to look at the shop windows.”
In context“The city's main boulevard is lined with historic plane trees that provide welcome shade for pedestrians during the peak of summer.”
Synonyms - 02 C1 Advanced
the small strip of grass or land between a sidewalk and the street.
the grassy or landscaped area situated between a roadway and a pedestrian sidewalk.
Simple“The city asks homeowners to keep the grass on the boulevard neatly mowed.”
In context“Local ordinances often dictate that while the city owns the boulevard, the adjacent property owner is responsible for its basic maintenance.”
UsageThis sense is highly regional; in some areas, it is called a 'verge' or 'parking'.
Synonymsvergenature strip
Borrowed from French boulevard, from Middle French boulevard, bollevart, boulevars, bolevers, bollewerc (“rampart”), from Middle High German bolewerc, bolwerc (modern German Bollwerk) or Middle Dutch bolwerk (“bulwark, bastion”). Doublet of bulwark; more at bole, work.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.