blvd
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4.5
- noun
- US
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bulevar
- Call John's Body Shop on Queens Blvd.
- Sunset Blvd
- West Blvd
So the other day I was driving on Sunset Blvd.
- So the other day I was driving on Sunset Blvd.
- This is at their drug lab in the penthouse on Sunset Blvd.
- There's one in Venice, there's one on Santa Monica Blvd.
- It was in Sunset Plaza, that little strip on Sunset Blvd.
- But in LA, yeah, we shut down Sunset Blvd.
- I've tried wine room and Bordeaux Blvd.
- So hey man, I'm going to, oh, we're driving down Bragg Blvd.
- Now, if Sylvester Stallone was walking down Sunset Blvd.
- I'll give you an example, OK, on Barham Blvd.
- I think getting a star on the Hollywood Blvd.
- Her first lesson to me was in the Borders bookstore on Westwood Blvd.
Examples
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Jack and Amber cruise past in his Seville, say so long, and head up Van Nuys Blvd.
Fiction book (1997) -
Fifteen years ago, S. Layton Blvd was very good; now take a look at it.
Blog text (8) -
Here on a busy road like Columbia Center Blvd, almost every restaurant is considered fast food.
Blog text (5) -
Coming from South County, you can take the 405 to Century Blvd and head west.
Blog text (2) -
At least get me to Cahuenga Blvd.
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I exited the train onto Hollywood Blvd right by the Chinese theatre.
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They're running down Hollywood Blvd.
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To get there, find yourself on the corner of JFK Blvd and N 15th Street.
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The motorcade will use Wilshire Blvd.
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We drove along Blvd to enjoy the beautiful trees lining the street.
Synonyms
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1.0
A public road in a town or city with buildings and sidewalks
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1.0
A wide street often lined with trees and shops
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3.5
A wide city street often lined with trees
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5.1
A street in a town where most shops and restaurants are
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4.4
A main road that carries a lot of traffic through a city
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9.3
A wide road for cars with trees and grass usually outside cities
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Blvd is a short form of boulevard, a French word that means 'wide street' often with trees or shops, so when you see blvd in an address it tells you the place is on a large, main road.