Blvd

Geography & Places abbreviation · Address

Blvd stands for Boulevard, an address abbreviation.

Broad city thoroughfare, often with a landscaped median and several lanes, such as Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles or Las Vegas Boulevard. The word came through French from Dutch bolwerk, a bulwark, because the first Paris boulevards were laid out on demolished city walls.

Example: The parade route follows Ocean Blvd from the pier to the convention center.

Usage notes

BLVD is the USPS form; Quebec addresses use boul. in French. In the US the label is a naming choice by developers and cities, so a boulevard may be no wider than an ordinary street.

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