/ striːt; NAmE / noun
( abbr. St , st ) a public road in a city or town that has houses and buildings on one side or both sides :
The bank is just across the street.
to walk along / down / up the street
the town's narrow cobbled streets
92nd Street
10 Downing Street
He is used to being recognized in the street .
a street map / plan of York
street theatre / musicians
My office is at street level (= on the ground floor) .
It's not safe to walk the streets at night.
—see also backstreet , high street , side street ➡ note at road
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IDIOMS
- (out) on the streets / street
- on / walking the streets
- streets ahead (of sb/sth)
- the streets are paved with gold
- (right) up your street
—more at easy adjective , hit verb , man noun
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English strǣt , of West Germanic origin, from late Latin strāta (via) paved (way), feminine past participle of sternere lay down.