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BOULEVARD [2 records]

Record 1 2024-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Roads
  • Road Transport
  • Areal Planning (Urban Studies)
DEF

The strip of land paralleling the roadway between the curb and the sidewalk, often planted with trees, grass, shrubbery.

Key term(s)
  • kerb strip

French

Domaine(s)
  • Voies de circulation
  • Transport routier
  • Aménagement du territoire
DEF

Bande de terrain parallèle à la chaussée, située entre la bordure [d'une rue] et le trottoir et souvent aménagée avec des arbres, de l'herbe et des arbustes.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Networks
DEF

A broad thoroughfare, especially one more pretentious than an ordinary street or avenue often having grassplots with trees along the center or between curbings and sidewalks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réseaux routiers
DEF

Artère à grand débit de circulation reliant diverses parties d'un ensemble urbain et comportant habituellement au moins quatre voies, souvent séparées par un terre-plein.

OBS

boulevard : terme et définition normalisés par l'OLF.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Redes viales
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