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local street

local street

1 1.5
A street that gives direct access to houses with little through traffic
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : calle local
  • This is still a tremendous amount of rain and is sure to cause local street and basement flooding, but no widespread large river flooding is expected.
  • bike routes on local street

Examples

  • After the parade, the local street was filled with families enjoying the festivities.

  • In this study, most local streets were in residential areas.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Local streets are another matter.

    Blog text (26)

  • Starting north on Verba, a two-lane local street, she met no traffic.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Virginia could get far more bang for its precious transportation buck by focusing on local street connections, and most of all, repairing crumbling roads and bridges.

    Blog text (26)

  • Local streets also had lower risks (adjusted OR = 0.51; 95% CI = 0.31, 0.84).

    Academic text (2012)

  • It's important to get more residents who support good road connectivity, local street improvements, repairing crumbling infrastructure, pedestrian and bicycle projects, and local transit improvements to counter the sprawl lobbyists.

    Blog text (26)

  • The children played safely on the quiet local street near their home.

  • The city decided to repave the potholed local street to improve access to the homes along it.

Synonyms

street
vslocal street
∞ 1.0

A public road in a town or city with buildings and sidewalks

is intended mainly for access to properties not general through movement
back road
vslocal street
18 3.1

A small quiet road used to avoid traffic and reach local homes

is meant to provide direct access to nearby properties rather than avoid traffic
backstreet
vslocal street
9 2.6

A small quiet street away from the main roads in a town or city

is focused on giving direct access to properties rather than mere quietness
local road
vslocal street
3 1.6

A street that mainly lets people reach nearby homes and shops rather than pass through

is focused on providing direct access instead of serving through traffic
laneway
vslocal street
  • UK
1 4.4

A narrow passage between buildings in a town or city

is designed to provide direct property access rather than only a narrow way

Antonyms

highway
629 1.0

A main road that connects big towns or cities for long trips

main road
35 1.1

A big road that carries most traffic and connects towns

How Busy

highway
629 1.0
Main Street
  • US
74 2.3
main road
35 1.1
local street
  • Specialized
1 1.5
cul-de-sac
21 4.7

Surface Forms

local street singular
local streets plural

Morphology

local + street

The meaning is directly compositional: 'local' (pertaining to a particular area) modifies 'street' (a public road), so a 'local street' will naturally be understood as a street serving the local area rather than a major through road. This adjective+noun pattern is common cross-linguistically and thus predictable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.

Etymology

Local street comes from the simple idea of local people using a street to reach their homes, walk their dogs, and meet neighbours. So it means a road mainly for getting to houses and local places, not for 'through traffic'.