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
Koutako:-tahJapanese
Liouba-Russian
Elipheleti-LIF-ə-let (English), ee-LIF-ə-let (English)Biblical
TrixieTRIK-seeEnglish
HenningHE-ning (German), HEN-ning (Swedish)German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Nazarenus-Late Roman