boulevard

     

Boulevar (French, from Dutch: Bolwerk – bolwark, meaning bastion) has several generally accepted meanings. It was first introduced in the French language in 1435 as boloard and has since been altered into boulevard.

Trivia about boulevard

  • This term for a broad street is French, but it goes back to bolwerc, a Middle Dutch word for bulwark
  • A wide, tree-lined street
  • This term for a broad, tree-lined street comes from the Dutch for "bulwark"