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

One gun was found on Carroll Street, and two guns were recovered on Main Street. — Jennifer Borrasso, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

The couple share the story of how they got engaged on Main Street in Park City in the middle of Sundance and how wedding bells immediately chimed. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026

Wunderkind Park City Luxury multibrand retailer Wunderkind opened its fourth store on Park City’s Main Street this year, joining its Scottsdale flagship and two boutiques in Montecito, Calif. — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026

The new patrol officer parked his black Dodge Charger outside a house off Main Street and approached on foot. — Francesca D’annunzio, ProPublica, 25 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