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- `high ,street noun count BRITISHthe main street in a town or citya. used for talking about the business that shops do:Sales in the high street continue to fall.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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high street — ˈhigh street noun [countable] COMMERCE the main street of a town where many shops and businesses are: • The fashion industry has established better links through design and manufacturing to the high street (= to shops in high streets, where most… … Financial and business terms
high street — n BrE 1.) the main street of a town where most of the shops and businesses are ▪ Camden High Street in/on the high street ▪ A new bookshop had opened in the high street. high street banks/shops/stores etc 2.) the high street used to talk about… … Dictionary of contemporary English
high street — high streets 1) N COUNT: oft in names after n The high street of a town is the main street where most of the shops and banks are. [mainly BRIT] Vegetarian restaurants and health food shops are springing up in every high street. ...West Bromwich… … English dictionary
High Street — kann sich auf das folgende beziehen: High Street ist die Haupteinkaufstraße in Orten in Großbritannien, Australien etc.. Die High Street entspricht der Main Street in Nordamerika. High Street ein Berg im Lake District, Cumbria, England … Deutsch Wikipedia
High Street — This article is about the generic term for the main business streets in British towns. For roads of the same name and other uses, see High Street (disambiguation). High Street in Gillingham, Kent, England … Wikipedia
high street — n (BrE) the main shopping street in the centre of a town or city. It is often used as part of a name: Oxford High Street I met her in the high street. high street shops Marks and Spencer, the UK’s most famous High Street brand Compare main… … Universalium
high street — noun (C) BrE the main street of a town where most of the shops and businesses are: Camden High Street | peak sales on the high street at Christmas | high street banks/shops etc (=the shops etc that most people use) compare Main Street … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
high street — noun a) The main street of any town. Woolworths has had a presence on the UK High Street for almost a century. b) Mainstream shops, banks, etc. that can be found on such a street, in contrast to more specialist shops and services. Syn … Wiktionary
high street — noun High street is used before these nouns: ↑branch, ↑outlet, ↑retailer, ↑sale, ↑shop, ↑shopping centre, ↑store, ↑supermarket … Collocations dictionary
High Street (Sheffield) — High Street is one of the main thoroughfares and shopping areas in the city centre of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England, located at the approximate grid reference of gbm4ibx|SK356874. High Street starts at the Commercial Street, Fitzalan… … Wikipedia
