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high street

n. Chiefly British

A main street.

High Street (often not capitals)

n (usually preceded by the)

1. (Placename) Brit the main street of a town, usually where the principal shops are situated

2. (Business / Commerce) the market constituted by the general public

3. (Business / Commerce) (modifier) geared to meet the requirements of, and readily available for purchase by, the general public High-Street fashion

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Noun

high street - street that serves as a principal thoroughfare for traffic in a town

main street

main drag - the main street of a town or city

street - a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings; "they walked the streets of the small town"; "he lives on Nassau Street"

Translations

high street n (Brit) → strada principale, corso

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The gabled brick, tile, and freestone houses had almost dried off for the season their integument of lichen, the streams in the meadows were low, and in the sloping High Street, from the West Gateway to the mediaeval cross, and from the mediaeval cross to the bridge, that leisurely dusting and sweeping was in progress which usually ushers in an old-fashioned market-day.

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"If I were in your place, Mynheer John," the young girl timidly continued, "I should leave by the postern, which leads into a deserted by-lane, whilst all the people are waiting in the High Street to see you come out by the principal entrance.

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