side street
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- noun
- /ˈsaɪd striːt/
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calle lateral
- The small café is located on a quiet side street away from the main tourist attractions.
marginal, what they called back side streets? Yeah, detours rerouted. The clock is ticking
- marginal, what they called back side streets? Yeah, detours rerouted. The clock is ticking
- Jane seeing their own created abductor Tannerman while Jess was talking to Jerry on the side street.
- We wrapped Jack up in it, went upstairs again because facing the house was a on a side street.
Examples
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The church in Golden was on a side street shaded by big, old maples.
Fiction book (1993) -
We walked briskly down the side street and into the parking lot.
Fiction book (1994) -
The van then turned down the side street then back onto the road I was on and pulled up to me.
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- Just take the side streets for once.
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L.A. is all about the side streets.
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I cross the bridge, turn onto a side street, and pull over.
Fiction book (1992) -
My family heard my car as I turned onto the side street and then into our driveway.
Fiction book (1990) -
The house was on a narrow side street leading to the large red brick Alexander Church.
Fiction book (1992) -
If you're travelling north, consider using side streets.
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Not ten minutes later, Burns found himself on a dark side street, disoriented and full of the old dread.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
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A small road that turns off a main road
Antonyms
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Morphology
The meaning 'a minor street off a main road' is directly and transparently composed from 'side' (adjacent/at the edge) + 'street' (a public road), so the overall sense is predictable from the parts. This noun+noun compositional pattern is common in English and in many other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will very likely infer the meaning.
Etymology
The phrase side street comes from the simple image of a small street at the side of a main road. Because it sits beside and often ends at the main road, the phrase means 'a minor or quiet street' today.