side street



side street

A minor thoroughfare that carries little traffic, as in Our favorite hotel is on a quiet little side street. The side in this idiom means "off to one side, away from the main street." [c. 1600] Also see back street.
See also: side, street

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Baldo-Italian, Spanish, Ancient Germanic
Abd Al-Wali-Arabic
Nyoman-Indonesian, Balinese
Ira (1)IE-rə (English)Biblical, English, Hebrew
Noak-Swedish
JaylaJAY-ləEnglish (Modern)