side street

noun

: a street joining and often terminated by a main thoroughfare

Examples of side street in a Sentence

We live on a quiet side street.

Recent Examples on the Web

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

New two-hour parking zones along Colfax and on side streets will be free, but time-limited. — Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

Fire trucks and police cars were seen on the 405 and along side streets. — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 9 Sep. 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

Word History

First Known Use

1617, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for side street

• bittersweet
• incomplete
• indiscreet
• marguerite
• obsolete
• overeat
• overheat
• parakeet
• stillingfleet
• superheat
• amit
• athlete

Kids Definition

side street

noun

: a street joining and often ending at a main road