streetward

1 6.7

Facing or moving toward the street

adjective
/ˈstriːtwərd/

: hacia la calle

Shops with streetward entrances tend to attract more customers than those hidden in alleys.

Examples

The restaurant's streetward windows allow diners to watch the busy traffic outside.
They planted flowers along the streetward side of the building to brighten the view.
The house is streetward facing.
She walked streetward after leaving the café.
The restaurant's streetward windows allow diners to watch the busy traffic outside.
Shops with streetward entrances tend to attract more customers than those hidden in alleys.
They planted flowers along the streetward side of the building to brighten the view.

Synonyms

toward

vsstreetward

∞ 1.0

In the direction of someone or something

applies only to movement directed at a street or road

Surface Forms

streetward positive

Morphology

streetward = street (transparent) = street + ward

The directional suffix '-ward' productively attaches to nouns to indicate movement or orientation toward that noun, so the meaning 'toward the street' is inferable.

Etymology

Streetward is made from street and the direction part -ward, where -ward means 'toward', like in forward or homeward. So streetward means 'facing' or moving 'toward the street', which is why we use it for windows, doors, or sides that look toward the street.