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

c

: middle america sense 3

Main Streeter

ˈmān-ˌstrē-tər 

noun

Examples of Main Street in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Wipe off those sticky fingers, then check out McAllister’s stores before wandering over to Moab Rock Shop on North Main Street. — Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026

The pilot program will allow up to 10 short-term rental units in the Downtown Specific Plan area along Main Street to be rented out while the owners of the property are off site. — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

Something has to give As Big Oil cashes in on the supply disruptions, Main Street is increasingly frustrated by high prices. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

The Crazy Mason Milkshake Bar, at the corner of Main Street and Old Columbia Pike, will be closing its doors at the end of this month. — Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1745, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Main Street

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