streetscape

noun

street·​scape ˈstrēt-ˌskāp How to pronounce streetscape (audio)
1
: the appearance or view of a street
2
: a work of art depicting a view of a street

Examples of streetscape in a Sentence

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Look no further than a mini streetscape in Ann Morrison Park. Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 22 Aug. 2025 In 2016, Farmington Avenue saw streetscape improvements from Denison Street east to South Marshall Street. Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2025 Those include $1 million in grant funding for La Jolla’s Village streetscape project and removing a La Jolla water tank replacement project from city capital improvement plans. Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2025 Davis, who was briefly a Pasadena urban design commissioner, explained that shade used to be integrally incorporated into the Southern California streetscape. Sam Bloch august 8, Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for streetscape

Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of streetscape was in 1833

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“Streetscape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streetscape. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.

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