What is a public walk or street occupying the site of demolished fortifications. Hence: A broad avenue in or around a city called?
boulevard — A public walk or street occupying the site of demolished fortifications. Hence: A broad avenue in or around a city. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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