high street
See also: highstreet and High Street
English
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Noun
high street (plural high streets)
- (Britain, Ireland, parts of New England) The main street of any town.
- (Britain, Ireland) Mainstream shops, banks, etc. that can be found on such a street, in contrast to more specialist shops and services.
- 2008, 27 December, "Woolworths store closures begin", BBC,
- Woolworths has had a presence on the UK High Street for almost a century.
- 2008, 27 December, "Woolworths store closures begin", BBC,
- (Britain) Physical, bricks and mortar shops, in contrast to Internet shops.
Synonyms
- (the primary artery of a town): Main Street (US, Canada)
- (physical shops): bricks and mortar
Translations
the main street of any town
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physical shops, in contrast to Internet shops
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