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 first practical transformer was switched on about 15 miles down the road, in 1886, when William Stanley lit stores and offices lining Great Barrington’s Main Street. — Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Magnolia Avenue will be completely shut down from 8th Avenue for 21 blocks until South Main Street (8th Avenue and South Main Street remains open). — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026

The streaming move follows the dissolution of Main Street Sports, one of the largest and most troubled regional sports network groups. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026

Over in Grass Valley, Cornish Christmas (November 27; December 4, 11, and 18) calls on Main Street to close to traffic as Victorian lamplight takes over. — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 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