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 stabbing victim had earlier told Calaveras County sheriff’s deputies that he was attacked in the 1200 block of South Main Street in Angels Camp, but deputies found no evidence of an attack there. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026

The natural gas odor outside Steffens Auto Parts store on Main Street in Hutchinson, Kansas prompted a 911 call on the morning of February 22, 2025. — Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026

At the top of Parkville’s Main Street is a walk-up window that serves as a portal to a cultural and culinary experience far beyond the Kansas City metro. — Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026

In Wallingford, work will be done at the intersection of Route 150 (Main Street) at Hill Avenue and Chapel Street and Route 150 (Woodhouse Avenue) at South Airline Road and Kondracki Lane. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 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