streetscape

noun

street·​scape ˈstrēt-ˌskāp How to pronounce streetscape (audio)
1
: the appearance or view of a street
2
: a work of art depicting a view of a street

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And it won’t be achieved in increments alone, with a crosswalk here and a bollard there, or a minor improvement in the streetscape that gets fought over like a few feet of terrain at the Somme. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2025 Millions more know of the traffic congestion the EDM event brings to the Biscayne Boulevard streetscape that also encompasses the Miami Heat’s Kaseya Center home and the nearby Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025 Its sandstone facade is a quintessential part of the downtown streetscape. Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 13 Feb. 2025 An exhibit called Sepia Vernacular will display photographs that showcase Overtown’s streetscape from the 1920s to 1950s. Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for streetscape

Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of streetscape was in 1833

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“Streetscape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streetscape. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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