back street
A street not near the main streets or from which it is hard to get to a main street.
We got lost in the back streets going through the city and it took us a half hour to find our way again.
cross street
A street that crosses a main street and runs on both sides of it.
Elm Street is a cross street on Main Street and there is a traffic light there.
man in the street
The man who is just like most other men; the average man; the ordinary man.
The newspaper took a poll of the man in the street.
Politicians rarely care what the man in the street thinks.
Just interview a man in the street so we can hear public sentiment about the new law.
on easy street
Having enough money to live very comfortably; rather rich.
After years of hard work, the Grants found themselves on easy street.
Jim's novel was a success and put him on easy street.
side street
A street that runs into and ends at a main street.
The store is on a side street just off Main Street.
The Spellmans bought a house on a side street that runs off Broad Street.
stop street
A street where cars must come to a full stop before crossing another street.
Johnny was late because he traveled on a stop street.
through street
A street on which cars can move without stopping at intersections, but cars on streets crossing it have to stop at the intersection.
You have to be especially careful crossing a through street.
Mr. Jones stopped his car when he came to the through street. He waited until there were no cars on it, and drove across it.
A street that is open to other streets at both ends; a street that has a passage through it, so that it is not necessary to come back to get out of it.
We thought we could get through to Main St. by going up a side street but there was a sign that said "Not a through street."