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

Some residents living at the Hotel Woodland Studio Apartments on Main Street say a broken elevator has left people stranded inside their second, third and fourth-floor apartments for two months now. —Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026

Police said a vehicle coming from the connector struck a plow truck that was traveling on West Main Street. —Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026

The news began to hit the Sundance Film Festival as people were stepping out of dark movie theaters onto snowy sidewalks or waking up after a long night of partying in the bars and lounges on Main Street. —Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026

The Monroe Police Station on Main Street is also available as a warming center. —Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 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