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Street – Road Street Windows Street + Windows ? What is the best approach to STREET WINDOWS? A street without windows in a house with no window at all The street window provides a unique kind of connection between the life inside buildings and the street. Street windows are most successful on the second and third floors. * road road is a general term, whereas street is narrower in sense and chiefly urban in application - a street typically has buildings on either side and is paved road, strip of land used for transportation. The history of roads has been related to the centralizing of populations in powerful cities, which the roads have served for military purposes and for trade, the collection of supplies, and tribute. The Roman roads, however, are famous. In Italy and in every region that the Romans conquered, they built roads so durable that parts of them yet remain serviceable. The Roman roads were generally straight, even over steep grades. street a public thoroughfare, usually paved, in a village, town, or city, including the sidewalk or sidewalks. such a thoroughfare together with adjacent buildings, lots, etc.: Houses, lawns, and trees composed a very pleasant street. … the inhabitants or frequenters of a street: The whole street gossiped about the new neighbors. The word street is still sometimes used colloquially as a synonym for road, but city residents and urban planners draw a crucial modern distinction: a roads main function is transportation, while streets facilitate public interaction. Examples of streets include pedestrian streets, alleys, and city-centre streets too crowded for road vehicles to pass. Conversely, highways and motorways are types of roads, but few would refer to them as streets. street person - homeless person BLIND AND FIGHTENING equally uncomfortable * * *