main street
noun
the principal thoroughfare, especially through the business district, in a small town.
main streets
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pluralof main street.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In Palermo, bikes have been restricted in some sections of the main streets since 2023.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Black cars filled with political leaders and CEOs who didn’t want to hoof it on foot clogged up the town’s two-lane main streets, where the typical year-round population is around 11,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
Billboards were erected along Moscow’s main streets, many of them bearing slogans in English.
From Slate ● Dec. 23, 2024
Last month, a city council committee approved a plan that allowed for more building in existing high-density residential neighborhoods and along main streets in areas with jobs and good schools.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2024
She envisioned a chain of Yankee Doodle bakeries stretching across America to St. Louis, Dallas, Los Angeles, her apple pies and cupcakes on main streets and in suburban shopping malls everywhere.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
