High Street
Britishnoun
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the main street of a town, usually where the principal shops are situated
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the market constituted by the general public
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(modifier) geared to meet the requirements of, and readily available for purchase by, the general public
High-Street fashion
Example Sentences
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Records show there were 94 houses made of three streets - High Street, Chapel Road and Lawrence Terrace.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
But she too has noticed the decline of the town's High Street in recent years.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Our BBC team has travelled across the UK - including to Plymouth, Rochdale, Shrewsbury, Newport and Bradford - exposing what we have found to be brazen criminality on the High Street.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
But this reflects another problem: inequality, because it tends to be places that are already wealthier that have less High Street crime.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
Before long they crossed the Cherwell into the High Street.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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