side street

side street
noun
a street intersecting a main street and terminating there
Hypernyms: ↑street

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noun
: a street joining and terminated by a main thoroughfare — compare back street, cross street

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a street leading away from a main street; an unimportant street or one carrying but little traffic. Cf. back street.
[1610-20]

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side street noun
A minor street, esp if opening off a main street
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Main Entry:side

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side street UK US noun [countable] [singular side street plural side streets]
a small street that is connected to a major street
Thesaurus: streets where people livehyponym

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n. a minor or subsidiary street

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noun, pl ⋯ streets [count]
: a smaller street that connects to and often ends at a main road

We live on a quiet side street.

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ˈside street [side street side streets] noun
a less important street leading off a road in a town

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