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side street

noun

Definition of side street

as in side road

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Recent Examples of side street Specials Pizza now open in Starland district Specials Pizza opened in September on a quiet side street in Savannah’s Starland district along the Bull Street corridor just north of Victory Drive. — Bill Dawers, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026 That same morning on a snowy side street in Minneapolis, an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good. — Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 On a quiet side street off Las Ramblas in Barcelona, a man approached me with a map. — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2026 But when renovating an 18th-century apartment on a side street in the Marais, architect Clément Lesnoff-Rocard boldly undid a number of alterations to the home over the years. — Felix Wagner, Architectural Digest, 11 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for side street

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Noun

Residents voiced many concerns, including that Lute Road is intended to be a narrow side road but already has a lot of traffic as an unintended thoroughfare.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
Video from the scene showed investigators methodically walking across freeway lanes looking for evidence as a river of morning commuters moved around the closure on side roads before getting back on the freeway.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026

Definition of side road

Noun

On secondary roads like Kuwohi, buses, motorhomes, vans longer than 25 feet, and passenger vehicles towing trailers are prohibited.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026
Icy spots could form on paved surfaces such as bridges and overpasses, primary and secondary roads, parking lots, sidewalks and driveways.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 2 Feb. 2026

Definition of secondary road

Noun

Wandering the cobbled streets here feels like a wonderfully indulgent way to pass the time.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
Greenfield resident Donald William Breeden was arrested and booked into Monterey County Jail on two counts of murder with criminal street gang enhancements, according to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

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