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high street

noun

Definition of high street

British

as in Main Street

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Recent Examples of high street Popular with royalty and celebrities, the brand is expanding with its first flagship store on London's Sloane Square, solidifying its unique position between high street and heritage luxury. — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026 Since a simple T-shirt on the high street can cost between $12 and $20, a single T-shirt sold at retail can bring in enough revenue for a major brand to buy nearly a kilogram of them at factory-floor prices. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 22 May 2026 During the outing, the King met with representatives from Jewish charities and community organizations at Jewish Care and also greeted local residents along the neighborhood’s high street. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026 As a result, her outfits never sent shoppers running to the high street in emulation, as the future Queen Catherine’s off-the-peg choices often do. — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for high street

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Noun

Wall Street and Main Street The extra boosts to earnings this quarter meant that comparisons to last year's results were skewed in retailers' favor in many cases.

— Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
Grand Boulevard from 25th Street to 22nd Street; Pershing Road westbound from Grand Boulevard to Main Street; and both lanes of Pershing Road from Grand Boulevard to McGee Street.

— Dan Kelly August 30, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of Main Street

Noun

Video from the scene showed investigators methodically walking across freeway lanes looking for evidence as a river of morning commuters moved around the closure on side roads before getting back on the freeway.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Residents feared those small streets would become side roads for drivers looking to avoid traffic on Mallard Creek Road.

— Desiree Mathurin April 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026

Definition of side road

Noun

On secondary roads like Kuwohi, buses, motorhomes, vans longer than 25 feet, and passenger vehicles towing trailers are prohibited.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026
Icy spots could form on paved surfaces such as bridges and overpasses, primary and secondary roads, parking lots, sidewalks and driveways.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 2 Feb. 2026

Definition of secondary road

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