1. a public road in a city or town, typically with houses and buildings on one or both sides: "the narrow, winding streets of Greenwich Village"
▪ used to refer to the financial markets and activities on Wall Street.
▪ the roads or public areas of a city or town: "every week, fans stop me in the street"
▪ relating to the outlook, values, or lifestyle of those young people who are perceived as composing a fashionable urban subculture: "New York City street culture"
▪ denoting someone who is homeless: "he ministered to street people in storefront missions"
▪ performing or being performed on the street:"street theater"
Word OriginOld Englishstrǣt, of West Germanic origin, from late Latin strāta (via) ‘paved (way)’, feminine past participle of sternere ‘lay down’.
