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STREET/striːt/

A street is a road in a town with buildings along it. live on this street, across the street. A road can be between towns; a street is typically in a city. Street names are proper nouns: Mall Road.

Meaning

A road in a town or city with buildings along it.

Examples

• “They live on this street.”
• “Cross the street carefully.”

Good to know

on + street name. street vs road.

Near in meaning

road

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