Times Square

American  

noun

1. a wide intersection extending from 43rd to 47th Streets in central Manhattan, New York City, where Broadway and Seventh Avenue intersect.

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Times Square British  

noun

1. a square formed by the intersection of Broadway and Seventh Avenue in New York City, extending from 42nd to 45th Street

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Times Square Cultural  

1. Area of Manhattan formed by the intersection of Broadway (see also Broadway) and Seventh Avenue between Forty-second and Forty-fourth Streets.

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Site of a large, annual New Year's Eve celebration.

Heart of the New York City theater district.

Once known for its high levels of crime, prostitution, and pornography, in recent years it has been cleaned up.

Example Sentences

Or head to New York’s Times Square to watch a bonus midnight ball drop on July 3.

From The Wall Street Journal

And I doubt—short of nuclear ICBMs on their way to Times Square—that his loyal opposition would have supported him anyway.

From The Wall Street Journal

Then just a starry-eyed Catholic schoolgirl, she remembers walking down Times Square and hearing a woman singing in the streets in a style unknown to her.

From Los Angeles Times

Shares have tumbled about 40% over the past 12 months, hurt by slower-than-expected property sales and a failed bid to build a coveted Times Square casino.

From Barron's

The most visible among them is Salesforce, with its branded tower near Times Square.

From Barron's