Lombard Street
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Lombard Street
C16: from a street in London once occupied by Lombard bankers
Example Sentences
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It will begin at the junction of South Lotts Road and Ringsend Road and travel across McMahon Bridge and down Pearse Street to the junction of Lombard Street East and Westland Row.
From BBC • Dec. 8, 2023
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 • Mar. 19, 2023
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 • Feb. 28, 2023
His apartment on Russian Hill has a trophy view of San Francisco Bay and the tight curves of Lombard Street.
From New York Times • Jul. 10, 2020
He then continued on to the Hall of Justice on Lombard Street and found himself a quarter of an hour late to work.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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