street

Definition of street

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

"they walked the streets of the small town"

Examples:: show 15 examples...; hide 15 examples...; Fleet Street
a street in central London where newspaper offices are situated; Harley Street
a street in central London where the consulting rooms of many physicians and surgeons are located; Lombard Street
a street in central London containing many of the major London banks; Whitehall
a wide street in London stretching from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament; site of many government offices; Strand
a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels; Downing Street
a street of Westminster in London; Pall Mall
a fashionable street in London noted for its many private clubs; Quai d'Orsay
the street in Paris along the south bank of the Seine known for its governmental ministries; Champs Elysees
a major avenue in Paris famous for elegant shops and cafes; Bowery
a street in Manhattan noted for cheap hotels frequented by homeless derelicts; Great White Way
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters; Park Avenue
a fashionable residential street in New York City; Wall Street
a street in lower Manhattan where the New York Stock Exchange is located; symbol of American finance; Fifth Avenue
an avenue in Manhattan that separates the east side of Manhattan from the west side; Seventh Avenue
an avenue in Manhattan that runs north and south

Types:: show 10 types...; hide 10 types...; alley, alleyway, back street
a narrow street with walls on both sides; avenue, boulevard
a wide street or thoroughfare; cross street
a street intersecting a main street (usually at right angles) and continuing on both sides of it; local road, local street
a street that is primarily used to gain access to the property bordering it; frontage road, service road
a local road that runs parallel to an expressway and allows local traffic to gain access to property; high street, main street
street that serves as a principal thoroughfare for traffic in a town; main drag
the main street of a town or city; mews
street lined with buildings that were originally private stables but have been remodeled as dwellings; rue
(French) a street or road in France; side street
a street intersecting a main street and terminating there

the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks; the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel

"be careful crossing the street"

Types:: one-way street
a street on which vehicular traffic is allowed to move in only one direction; two-way street
a street on which vehicular traffic can move in either of two directions

the streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there is poverty and crime and prostitution and dereliction

"she tried to keep her children off the street"

a situation offering opportunities

"he worked both sides of the street"

"cooperation is a two-way street"

Type of:: chance, opportunity
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

people living or working on the same street

"the whole street protested the absence of street lights"