through street

noun

A road where drivers have the right-of-way at intersections; vehicles on intersecting roads are required to yield or stop. This design keeps main traffic moving continuously without needing to stop for every side street.

Similar
through road
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounthrough street (plural through streets)

plural through streets

  1. A road where drivers have the right-of-way at intersections; vehicles on intersecting roads are required to yield or stop. This design keeps main traffic moving continuously without needing to stop for every side street.

    Synonyms: through road

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA road where drivers have the right-of-way at intersections; vehicles on intersecting roads are required to yield or stop. This design keeps main traffic moving continuously without needing to stop for every side street.

Similar
through road
Also see
through road
Cite this entry
APA

through street. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/through%20street

MLA

“through street.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/through%20street. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “through street,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/through%20street.

Source: through street on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.