Phrase guide

street corner

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The corner of a street, usually where two streets meet at an intersection.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the intersection of two streets

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • standing on the corner watching all the girls go by

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: corner, turning point

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: intersection, crossroad, crossway, crossing, carrefour

Narrower terms: blind corner

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: زاوِيَةِ (zāwiya) — corner of a street
  • Arabic: نَاصِيَة (nāṣiya) — corner of a street
  • Arabic: نَاصِيَة (nāṣiya) — corner of a street
  • Arabic: زاوية (zāwyi) — corner of a street
  • Arabic: زاوية (zāwye) — corner of a street
  • Arabic: كوربا (kūrbā) — corner of a street
  • Arabic: لَفَّ (laffe) — corner of a street
  • West Coast Bajau: kauna — corner of a street
  • Belarusian: рог ву́ліцы (roh vúlicy) — corner of a street
  • Chinese Cantonese: 街角 (gaai1 gok3) — corner of a street
  • Chinese Mandarin: 街角 (jiējiǎo) — corner of a street
  • Danish: gadehjørne — corner of a street
  • Dutch: straathoek — corner of a street
  • Esperanto: stratangulo — corner of a street
  • Finnish: kadunkulma — corner of a street
  • French: coin de rue — corner of a street
  • German: Straßenecke — corner of a street
  • Icelandic: götuhorn — corner of a street
  • Italian: cantonata — corner of a street
  • Japanese: 街角 (machikado) — corner of a street
  • Korean: 가각 (gagak) — corner of a street
  • Korean: 길모퉁이 (gilmotung'i) — corner of a street
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gatehjørne — corner of a street
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gatehjørne — corner of a street
  • Old English: strǣte hyrne — corner of a street
  • Polish: róg ulicy — corner of a street
  • Portuguese: esquina — corner of a street
  • Russian: у́гол у́лицы (úgol úlicy) — corner of a street
  • Swedish: gathörn — corner of a street
  • Ukrainian: ріг ву́лиці (rih vúlyci) — corner of a street
  • Vietnamese: góc — corner of a street