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boulevard noun [ ˈbuːləvɑːd ]

• a wide street in a town or city, typically one lined with trees.
• "Sunset Boulevard"
Similar: avenue, street, road, main road, high road, drive, row, lane, parade, promenade, way, roadway, thoroughfare, strip, highway,
Origin: mid 18th century: French, ‘a rampart’ (later ‘a promenade on the site of one’), from German Bollwerk (see bulwark).


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