high street
The main street of any townThe main street of any town.
» There's a good selection of shops on the high street.
Meaning
3 senses(Ireland, UK)The main street of any town.
Near-synonym: high road (precisely coordinate)
Hauptstraße
гла́вная у́лицаglávnaja úlica, проспе́ктprospékt
головна́ ву́лицяholovná vúlycja
street that serves as a principal thoroughfare for traffic in a town
(Ireland, UK)Mainstream shops, banks, etc. that can be found on such a street, in contrast to more specialist shops and services.
(Ireland, UK)Physical, bricks and mortar shops, in contrast to Internet shops.
Examples
10 sentencesThere's a good selection of shops on the high street.
Let's walk down the High Street.
deLass uns die Hauptstraße entlanggehen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Let's have a walk down the High Street.
deMachen wir einen Spaziergang die Hauptstraße runter! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
A new shopping centre was built in the High Street.
deAn der Hauptstraße wurde ein neues Einkaufszentrum gebaut. — Ruba
There was a group of drunk students in the high street with traffic cones on their heads.
deAuf der Hauptstraße war eine Gruppe betrunkener Schüler mit Verkehrshütchen auf dem Kopf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English high strete, highestrete, haye-strete, hye strete, heiȝe strete, fromFrom Middle English high strete, highestrete, haye-strete, hye strete, heiȝe strete, from Old English hēahstrǣt (“high road”), equivalent to high + street.
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Forms
plural: high streetsSynonyms
3 synonyms- street that serves as a principal thoroughfare for traffic in a town:main street