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

Last week, Sports Business Journal reported Main Street Sports Group — which carries the games of 29 NBA, MLB and NHL teams under the name FanDuel Sports Network — missed its January payments to numerous undisclosed NBA teams. —Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2026

The city will test sweeping on several streets, including Fesler Street (between between Johnson and Pioneer), Decker Street (between Anza and 1st), East Madison Avenue (between 4th and Verdin Street) and East Main Street (between 3rd Street and Broadway). —Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026

Flint Development has presented plans to the city to build a new apartment complex, including some townhomes, a 207-space parking garage and a courtyard area, off 46th and Walnut streets just west of Main Street. —Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 12 Jan. 2026

Off-mountain Activities Explore Main Street. —Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 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