Main Street

noun

1

: the principal street of a small town

2

a

: the sections of a country centering about its small towns

b

: a place or environment characterized by materialistic self-complacent provincialism

c

: middle america sense 3

Main Streeter

ˈmān-ˌstrē-tər 

noun

Examples of Main Street in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The cameras monitor some of the city's busiest roads, including Yosemite Avenue, Main Street, Union Road, Airport Way and Louise Avenue. — Nina Burns, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Belleville, Pennsylvania — Main Street is bustling on a Wednesday afternoon in late September. — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026

Just a short five minute trip to Main Street Park City on the property’s complimentary shuttle bus is world-class shopping, dining, and spas—best found in our Park City guide. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Inside the Heritage Grand Hotel, the Observer reported at the time, was a pretend Main Street, with a two-block-long domed ceiling that suggested permanent blue skies. — Tim Funk, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1745, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Main Street

• amit
• athlete
• backseat
• blackfeet
• broadsheet
• browbeat
• buckwheat
• compete
• compleat
• complete
• conceit
• concrete