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

In spring 2023, the city of Fort Worth and the developers of Clearfork proposed a $400 million expansion on 25 acres west of the intersection of Edwards Ranch Road and Clearfork Main Street. —Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2025

After huge rallies or selloffs, it’s often pointed out that the stock market is not the economy, or that Wall Street is not Main Street. —Jason Ma, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025

The Franklin Theatre is located at 419 Main Street, Franklin. —Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025

Separated from its ritzy ski resort setting, will Sundance Boulder return the festival to its indie roots and resist the pressure to permit Main Street’s corporate swag suites and raucous parties? —Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2025

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