boulevard
Broad city thoroughfare
A boulevard is a broad, often tree-lined urban street, typically with a planted median or decorative landscaping.
The word suggests a grand thoroughfare meant for leisurely travel rather than pure efficiency: They strolled down the boulevard past sidewalk cafés.
In American city planning, boulevard often appears in street names regardless of the road's actual character.
Wide in span
- expansiveCovering a large area
- spaciousHaving ample room
- sweepingExtensive and far-reaching
- tree-linedBordered by planted trunks
divided · generous · open · ample · grand · majestic · imposing · stately
Broad urban roadway
- thoroughfareMain public road
- roadwayPaved surface for traffic
- arteryOxygen-rich blood conduit
- streetPublic urban roadway
asphalt · pavement · lane · intersection · curb · sidewalk · traffic · crosswalk
Iconic Parisian boulevard
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- downtownCentral business district
- cityscapeView of urban architecture
- storefrontsForward-facing retail exteriors
cafés · shopfronts · pedestrians · nightlife · neon · commercial · bustling · metropolitan
Leisurely public stroll
- saunterRelaxed, aimless stride
- ambleRelaxed, slow gait
- flâneurLeisurely urban observer
- leisurelyDone without urgency
walk · paseo · meander · constitutional · wander · perambulate · jaunt · ramble
Woody plants with trunks
- flowerbedsCultivated planting areas
- greeneryCollective plant life
- plantersVessels for cultivating vegetation
- hedgesPlanted boundary lines
shrubs · lawns · gardens · foliage · benches · streetlamps · ornamental · planted
broad
Wide in span
tree-lined · divided · generous · open · ample · grand · majestic · imposing · stately · monumental
avenue
Broad urban roadway
- thoroughfareMain public road
- roadwayPaved surface for traffic
- arteryOxygen-rich blood conduit
street · asphalt · pavement · lane · intersection · curb · sidewalk · traffic · crosswalk · median
Champs-Élysées
Iconic Parisian boulevard
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- downtownCentral business district
- cityscapeView of urban architecture
storefronts · cafés · shopfronts · pedestrians · nightlife · neon · commercial · bustling · metropolitan · cosmopolitan
promenade
Leisurely public stroll
leisurely · walk · paseo · meander · constitutional · wander · perambulate · jaunt · ramble · mosey
trees
Woody plants with trunks
- flowerbedsCultivated planting areas
- greeneryCollective plant life
- plantersVessels for cultivating vegetation
hedges · shrubs · lawns · gardens · foliage · benches · streetlamps · ornamental · planted · manicured
- public spacespark, plaza, street, city parks, public parks
- local placesneighborhood, suburb, village, borough, township
- major roadshighway, avenue, thoroughfare, parkway, trunk road
- roadshighway, highways, road, freeway, roads
- roadwayshighway, freeway, expressway, motorway, interstate
- routesroad, path, route, highway, freeway
boulevardalley
Narrow way between buildings
alleyway · lane · back alley · side street · path
- Sunset BoulevardIconic West Hollywood road
- Hollywood BoulevardFamous celebrity-honoring street
- Santa Monica BoulevardLos Angeles arterial thoroughfare
- Las Vegas BoulevardFamous Nevada casino thoroughfare
- wide boulevardsExpansive urban roadways