side street

noun

Definition of side streetnext
as in side road

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Recent Examples of side street The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. along Madison Avenue from 57th to 86th streets and on adjoining side streets. — David Moin, WWD, 4 Dec. 2024 The fire department uses chains to help vehicles gain traction on side streets and going up hills. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025 After hot and secondary routes are cleared, crews will treat them with salt before moving onto neighborhood side streets. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2025 On Sunday morning, road closures are possible along South Broad Street running from Lombard to Chestnut Streets (including side streets). — Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for side street
Recent Examples of Synonyms for side street
  1. side road
  2. secondary road
  3. street
  4. high road
Noun
  • Troopers later located the BMW on the side roads in Fairfield and were able to follow the vehicle from a distance.
    — Staff report, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The truck turned east off the highway onto a side road and was eventually pulled over by a deputy at the end of East Pine Street.
    — Max Silverson, Idaho Statesman, 14 Feb. 2025
Definition of side road
Noun
  • Parker said most highways are in decent shape, and road crews will focus on frontage and secondary roads.
    — Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Black ice is expected to form, especially on secondary roads and areas with runoff from melting snow.
    — Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Definition of secondary road
Noun
  • In the heart of West Philadelphia, where Will Smith was born and raised, there is now a street named in his honor.
    — Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • As part of the sale, KB Home agreed to name streets after several of the farming families that occupied the space.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of street
Noun
  • The moral high road In an uncertain world with no clear answers, anger can be a north star.
    — Allie Volpe, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
  • Low gas prices are expected to fuel high road traffic.
    — Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of high road

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