side street

noun

: a street joining and often terminated by a main thoroughfare

Examples of side street in a Sentence

We live on a quiet side street.
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On weekday mornings, when pedestrians would activate the signal during rush hour, roughly 10 cars would usually be backed up down a side street. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025 Rodriguez was born and raised in Chicago and resided in the northwest neighborhood of Albany Park, in an apartment on a quiet, leafy residential side street. Becky Sullivan, NPR, 22 May 2025 Driving slow on the side streets, intermittently listening to country western, the only station the sprinter van gets Phillips said with a chuckle, the team peered into doorways and dead-ends where some people set up camp. Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2025 On side streets, getting from my apartment to hers could take up to an hour or longer in traffic. May Wilkerson, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for side street

Word History

First Known Use

1617, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of side street was in 1617

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“Side street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/side%20street. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

side street

noun
: a street joining and often ending at a main road

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