high street

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From Middle English high strete, highestrete, haye-strete, hye strete, heiȝe strete, from Old English hēahstrǣt (“high road”), equivalent to high +‎ street.

high street (plural high streets)

1. (British, Ireland, parts of New England) The main street of any town.
2. (British, Ireland) Mainstream shops, banks, etc. that can be found on such a street, in contrast to more specialist shops and services.
   • 2008 December 27, “Woolworths store closures begin”, in BBC:

     Woolworths has had a presence on the UK High Street for almost a century.

3. (British, Ireland) Physical, bricks and mortar shops, in contrast to Internet shops.

• (the primary artery of a town): Main Street (US, Canada)
• (physical shops): bricks and mortar

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