"boulevard" meaning in French

See boulevard in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bul.vaʁ/ Audio: Fr-boulevard.ogg Forms: boulevards [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French boulevard, bollevart, boulevars, bolevers, bollewerc (“rampart”), from Middle High German bolewerc, bolwerc (modern German Bollwerk) or Middle Dutch bolwerk (“bulwark, bastion”). The use for a road is due to the fact that boulevards (e.g. in Paris) were built on the sites of razed bulwarks. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|boulevard|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French boulevard, {{inh+|fr|frm|boulevard}} Inherited from Middle French boulevard, {{der|fr|gmh|bolewerc}} Middle High German bolewerc, {{cog|de|Bollwerk}} German Bollwerk, {{der|fr|dum|bolwerk|t=bulwark, bastion}} Middle Dutch bolwerk (“bulwark, bastion”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} boulevard m (plural boulevards)
  1. bulwark, rampart Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-boulevard-fr-noun-O5R3jtC0 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 40 11 49
  2. boulevard, avenue Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-boulevard-fr-noun-7tGRTQl5 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 40 11 49
  3. causeway Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Roads
    Sense id: en-boulevard-fr-noun-wsCnK3G4 Disambiguation of Roads: 11 37 52 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 40 11 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bd [Europe, abbreviation], Bd, bld, brd, bvd, boul. [Quebec], boul, Boulevard du crime, boulevardier, Grands Boulevards, théâtre de boulevard

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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