Meaning

1. street; road (a way wide enough to be passable for vehicles, generally paved, in or outside a settlement)
2. carriageway (the part of a road or street used by vehicles, excluding the pavement, etc.)
3. public, any area accessible to anyone
4. general public, using the locale to describe people not part of a specific group
5. the streets, areas or groups of people of no income or criminal affiliation, or the leading of a life associated with these
6. strait (channel of water)
7. straight