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Definition of: boulevard
(bool′ə·värd, b′lə-) noun
1. A broad city avenue, often planted with trees.
2. The decorative plot of trees, turf, or shrubbery along such an avenue.
3. Originally, a rampart; hence, a street laid out on the site of former ramparts. [<F <G bollwerk fortification. Akin to BULWARK.]
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