英和和英

名詞

side street (複数形 side streets)

1. A secondary road; a road that is not intended for heavy traffic.

   Traffic was horrible on the main roads, but she knew all the back roads and side streets, and managed to get there quickly.

   The office was on a mostly residential side street. It did not look professional, and for a moment he doubted he was in the right place.

   • 1941 January, C. Hamilton Ellis, “The Scottish Station”, in Railway Magazine, page 3:

     Aberdeen Joint is a fine station. Its approach is a real approach, not an apologetic side-street; its granite building has a dignity in keeping with the famous city skyline it faces, [...].