Definition of "main street" [main street]

• The principal street of a small town. (noun)
• The inhabitants of small towns considered as a group. (noun)
• A place that represents narrowness of view and smug complacency. (noun)

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• "One of the bands was from Dixon High School, and for a moment or two I had a vision of the school, the main street in Dixon, Lowell Park, the lush cliffs overlooking the Rock River."
• "Each had a huge production lot dominated by barn-like soundstages where the interior scenes of movies were shot, a make-believe New York City neighborhood, and a western town with false-fronted saloons and a dusty main street for exterior shots."
• "It was well after nine P.M. when Matt returned to his small rented bungalow just off the main street of Shawsburg, Maryland."