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

The lawsuit names the festival’s organizing group, Downtown Lee’s Summit Main Street, as a defendant. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2026

The incident in the Main Street area appeared to occur as large groups of locals were celebrating Cape Verde’s advancement in the tournament that evening, when the small African nation scored a 0-0 draw against Saudi Arabia. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 2026

Jewett City and the Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments will advance planning for a flood control project in Jewett City that will build on Resilient Connecticut Phase III designs for the South Main Street Neighborhood, including open space design for stormwater storage. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2026

Hundreds of people exited the stadium and gathered near Main Street and Park Street. — Riley Rourke, CBS News, 27 June 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