Lombard Street

American  

noun

1. a street in London, England: a financial center.

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Lombard Street British  

noun

1. the British financial and banking world

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Etymology

Origin of Lombard Street

C16: from a street in London once occupied by Lombard bankers

Example Sentences

Portsmouth Union has partnered with Good Space Property Management to convert a piece of the church property into a 20-unit apartment building on the corner of North Fiske Avenue and Lombard Street.

From Seattle Times

ABOVE: Tourists wearing masks take pictures on Lombard Street in San Francisco on Aug. 2, 2020.

From Washington Post

Around two years ago, a popular YouTuber captured footage of the software struggling to navigate San Francisco’s famously winding Lombard Street in a video that garnered tens of thousands of views.

From Washington Post

Bodzin’s route took him from the hospital entrance near 11th and Chestnut Streets, through the stream of runners on Lombard Street, then another block to South Street.

From Seattle Times

"A protest has developed near North Lombard Street and North Campbell Avenue, where participants have tried to break down the door the Portland Police Association," the Portland police tweeted.

From Fox News