street

adjective

1

: of or relating to the streets: such as

a

: adjoining or giving access to a street

the street entrance

an apartment at street level

a lack of street parking [=places to park along a street]

b

: carried on or taking place in the street

street fighting

a street fair

a street party

see also street fighter, street hockey

c

: living or working on the streets

a street artist/vendor

street people [=people who are unhoused]

d

: located in, used for, or serving as a guide to the streets

street art

a street market

street signs

a street map

a street address

a street corner [=the area of a sidewalk where two streets meet]

see also street food, streetlight

e

: performing in or heard on the street

a street band

see also street theater

f(1)

: suitable for wear or use on the street

street clothes

(2)

: not touching the ground

—used of a woman's dress in lengths reaching the knee, calf, or ankle

g

: of, relating to, or characteristic of the street (see street entry 1 sense 5)

street drugs

street talk

see also street cred, street-smart, street smarts, streetwise

2

: retail

the street price

see also street date

Examples of street in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If these vehicles haven't been heavily modified to meet safety standards, they can only be purchased as collectibles rather than street legal passenger cars. —Charles Singh, USA Today, 23 May 2026

The car is meant for public roads, but its rear wheels can be fitted with a non-street-legal Manthey Racing aero disc on track days. —Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2026

Rivians are outfitted with a humming sound for safety to alert passersby, which the Grey’s team disconnected for filming, so while the show’s silent ambulance isn’t exactly street legal, the model is a guide to what ambulances could be in the real world. —Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 29 Jan. 2026

The name of the new super-street combination? —Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing street

• across the street
• civvy street
• cloud street
• down one's street
• down the street
• easy street
• high street
• hit the street
• in the street
• live on the street(s)
• man in the street
• man on the street
• Mexican street corn
• off-street
• on easy street
• on the street
• side street
• street corn
• street cred
• street date
• street fighter
• street food
• street hockey
• street railway
• street-smart
• street smarts
• street theater
• the man in the street
• through street
• two-way street
• up one's street
• up someone's street
• up the street
• woman of the street
• word on the street

Rhymes for street

• beat
• beet
• bleat
• cheat
• cleat
• creat
• deet
• eat
• feat
• feet
• fleet
• greet

Kids Definition

street

1 of 2 noun

ˈstrēt 

1

a

: a public way especially in a city, town, or village usually including sidewalks and being wider than an alley or lane

b

: the part of a street reserved for vehicles

c

: a public way with the property along it

lived on Maple Street

2

: the people occupying property on a street

the whole street was excited

street

2 of 2 adjective

1

: of or relating to the street or streets

a street door

a street map

street clothes

2

: of or relating to the environment of the street

street people

Etymology

Old English strǣt "street," from Latin strata "paved road," derived from earlier stratus, past participle of sternere "to spread out"