1. plural of street; public roads in a city or town, typically with houses and buildings on one or both sides
2. the urban environment or culture, especially associated with everyday life or street-level activity
Usage: informal

Examples

• The narrow streets of the old town were crowded with tourists.
• She walked through the quiet residential streets at dawn.
• The festival blocked several streets downtown.
• He grew up on the streets of Chicago.
• The artist painted scenes from the streets of Paris.
• Emergency vehicles raced through the empty streets.
• Local shops line the busy commercial streets.