high street

noun

British

: a main or principal street

Examples of high street in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Oxford Street is a major retail centre in the West End of the capital and is Europes busiest shopping street with around half a million daily visitors to its approximately 300 shops, the majority of which are fashion and high street clothing stores. —Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025

Palm Beach’s iconic high street, Worth Avenue, replete with luxury boutiques and restaurants, is a short walk from the hotel. —David Shaftel, Travel + Leisure, 15 Nov. 2025

And like many high street retailers here, Superdry also came under extreme pressure from the big international fast-fashion chains, and its sporty-street message was lost. —Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025

First, Andrea Cheong (@andreacheong_), who is known for breaking down the quality of garments from high street and premium brands, including Cos, Sezane and Arket. —Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for high street

• amit
• athlete
• backseat
• blackfeet
• broadsheet
• browbeat
• buckwheat
• compete
• compleat
• complete
• conceit
• concrete