English > street: 5 senses > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | A thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings. |
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| Examples | - "they walked the streets of the small town"
- "he lives on Nassau Street"
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| Instances | Bowery | A street in Manhattan noted for cheap hotels frequented by homeless derelicts |
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| Broadway, Great White Way | A street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square |
| Champs Elysees | A major avenue in Paris famous for elegant shops and cafes |
| Downing Street | A street of Westminster in London |
| Fleet Street | A street in central London where newspaper offices are situated |
| Harley Street | A street in central London where the consulting rooms of many physicians and surgeons are located |
| Lombard Street | A street in central London containing many of the major London banks |
| Pall Mall | A fashionable street in London noted for its many private clubs |
| Park Avenue, Park Ave. | A fashionable residential street in New York City |
| Quai d'Orsay | The street in Paris along the south bank of the Seine known for its governmental ministries |
| Strand | A street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels |
| Wall Street, Wall St. | A street in lower Manhattan where the New York Stock Exchange is located |
| Whitehall | A wide street in London stretching from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament |
| Narrower | alley, alleyway, back street | A narrow street with walls on both sides |
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| avenue, boulevard | A wide street or thoroughfare |
| cross street | A street intersecting a main street (usually at right angles) and continuing on both sides of it |
| local road, local street | A street that is primarily used to gain access to the property bordering it |
| main street, high street | street that serves as a principal thoroughfare for traffic in a town |
| mews | street lined with buildings that were originally / originally private stables but have been remodeled as dwellings |
| rue | (French) a street or road in France |
| side street | A street intersecting a main street and terminating there |
| Broader | thoroughfare | A public road from one place to another |
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| Substances | pavement, paving | The paved surface of a thoroughfare |
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| Spanish | calle, rua |
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| Catalan | carrer |
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