ˈhigh street noun British English1. [countable] the main street of a town where most of the shops and businesses are:
Camden High Streetin/on the high street A new bookshop had opened in the high street.high street banks/shops/stores etc2. the high street used to talk about shops and the money people spend in them:
This year was exceptionally difficult on the high street. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲