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

Ryan McMonigle, a spokesperson for the city’s Public Works Department, said the city is aware of the incident and is investigating the crash at 79th Terrace and Main Street on Saturday. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026

The property at the corner of Main Street and Aurora Avenue is not the only site in downtown Naperville to see ownership change this year. — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026

New York — The deeply unpopular war in the Middle East continues to deliver economic shockwaves through Main Street America. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

The ad campaign was placed through a media vendor and has since been pulled, according to a spokesperson for Defending Main Street. — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 12 Oct. 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