Main Street

noun

1
: the principal street of a small town
2
a
: the sections of a country centering about its small towns
b
: a place or environment characterized by materialistic self-complacent provincialism
Main Streeter noun

Examples of Main Street in a Sentence

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The incident took place on March 12 in the parking lot of the DMV on North Main Street. Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2025 Stephen Mauk, public information officer with the Fayetteville Police Department, said a vehicle struck a pedestrian on North College Avenue between Main Street and Zion Road about 12:28 a.m. Friday. Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 25 Apr. 2025 Officers responded to a report of a crash at the intersection of East Main Street and North Main Street at Burnham Square on Wednesday, according to the Norwich Police Department. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2025 Cherry Street between East Main Street and Walnut Street was expected to remained closed for the foreseeable future while the investigation unfolds. Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Main Street

Word History

First Known Use

1745, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Main Street was in 1745

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“Main Street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Main%20Street. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.

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