High Street
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See also: high street and highstreet
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English Highestrete. More at high street.
Proper noun
[edit]- (British) Alternative letter-case form of high street
- 2024 January 10, 'Industry Insider', “Success built on liberalisation and market freedom”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 69:
- This is a result of a switch from High Street to online retailing, requiring consumer goods to be delivered to the door from large-scale distribution parks that have sufficient traffic to justify a rail terminal.
Usage notes
[edit]- Although high street is used in either the singular or plural depending on meaning, the capital form is usually in the singular.