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

Defending Main Street said its vendor mistakenly spent about $25,000 on anti-Jackson ads in Portland, Oregon, instead of Portland, Maine. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2026

Antique cars were also once seen parked along Yesterday's Main Street. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

In a video posted by Dallas police, a man is seen pulling out a gun around a large group of people prior to the shooting at 2600 Main Street. — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026

Goodhue envisioned an arch extending across Main Street, a central tower, and an imposing female figure holding a torch. — Elijah Winkler, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 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