street or road
When do we use street and road?
Word | Explanation | Example |
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street | in a village, town or city with houses on each side | Let's meet in the High Street and then go shopping. |
This village has only one street. | ||
street map: used for towns/cities | London Street Map | |
road | in general | Most road accidents are caused by careless driving. |
a way for travelling | They are always on the road. | |
to connect villages and towns | The road to Norwich has been closed. | |
road map: used for areas/countries | Scotland Road Map |
Note:
There is no strict definition for street/road. The word Road is also used in towns. This is because these roads connected villages or town in former times. Today they are in a village or a town (suburb).Have a look at the London Tube Stations. Nearly all stations with Street in it are in the centre of the city (except: Tottenham Court Road, Edgeware Road, Glouchester Road).
Stations with ›Road‹ | Stations with ›Street‹ |
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Abbey Road | Baker Street (city centre) |
Blackhorse Road | Bond Street (city centre) |
Bow Road | Cannon Street (city centre) |
Caledonian Road | Goodge Street (city centre) |
Camden Road | Great Portland Street (city centre) |
Devons Road | High Street Kensington (city centre) |
Edgeware Road (city centre) | Liverpool Street (city centre) |
Finchley Road | Old Street (city centre) |
Glouchester Road (city centre) | Shoreditch High Street (city centre) |
Holloway Road | Stratford High Street |
Kilburn High Road | Warren Street (city centre) |
Latimer Road | Watford High Street |
Leayton Midland Road | |
Leystone High Road | |
Preston Road | |
Tottenham Court Road (city centre) | |
Walthamstow Queen's Road |