side street

noun

: a street joining and often terminated by a main thoroughfare

Examples of side street in a Sentence

We live on a quiet side street.
Recent Examples on the Web
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On side streets, getting from my apartment to hers could take up to an hour or longer in traffic. May Wilkerson, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025 Parking will be available on side streets only, and short-term lane closures on Arcade Street between Wheelock Parkway and Maryland Avenue are likely. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 1 Apr. 2025 Kansas City has two different snow plowing programs, called the arterial program for major streets, and the residential program for side streets. Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 18 Feb. 2025 The picture itself features a beautiful young woman, wearing a dress and smoking a cigarette, next to two men sitting at a table which has multiple pints of beer, on a side street which has multiple tables of people eating and drinking outdoors. Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for side street

Word History

First Known Use

1617, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of side street was in 1617

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“Side street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/side%20street. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

side street

noun
: a street joining and often ending at a main road

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