High Street

high street highstreet English <dab!> Etymology From en enm Highestrete. More at en high street. The everyday-people sense is by metonymy. Proper noun High Street en British The proper name of the high street in any of many villages, towns, or cities, especially in the United Kingdom and certain Commonwealth countries. en Main Street<qq:esp. US and Canada> en British The life and activities that archetypally happen on such a street: brick-and-mortar retail; the daily life of most people (everyone who is not among an out-of-touch rich elite). en Main Street<qq:US and Canada> en 2024 January 10 'Industry Insider' Success built on liberalisation and market freedom RAIL 1000 69 This is a result of a switch from High Street to online retailing, requiring consumer goods to be delivered to the door from large-scale distribution parks that have sufficient traffic to justify a rail terminal. en hamlet par/St Stephen-in-Brannel co/Cornwall cc/England OS grid ref SW9653. List of United Kingdom locations: Highs-Hn#High S-High W en hamlet par/Hawkhurst bor/Tunbridge Wells co/Kent cc/England, on a road of the same name OS grid ref TQ7430. en hamlet par/Darsham dist/East Suffolk co/Suffolk cc/England OS grid ref TM4170. Usage notes Although en high street is used in either the singular or plural depending on meaning, the capital form is usually in the singular. References Anagrams en eeghhirstt eighth rest en Named roads