winding streets

collocation in English

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winding
adjective
uk
/ˈwaɪn.dɪŋ/us
/ˈwaɪn.dɪŋ/
A winding path, road, river, etc. repeatedly turns in ...
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street
noun[C]
uk
/striːt/us
/striːt/
a road in a city or town that has buildings that are usually close together along one or ...
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(Definition ofwindingandstreetfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Today, a narrow,windingstreetby the same name runs along the waterfront as a living testimony to the times gone by.
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The single slightlywindingstreetof the village has a number of 18th-century houses, and several antique shops.
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Within the old town there are many narrow winding streets full of historic buildings.
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The city centre has maintained most of its colonial-era structures, with narrow winding streets.
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The village's heart is characterized by small winding streets and well-preserved half-timbered houses.
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More street battles occurred as the troops advanced further into the winding streets of the camp.
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Residences are located along winding streets on hills that overlook the center of town.
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The city had no fortifications, but heavy building construction characterized by compact urban forms, narrow and winding streets for difficult city penetration.
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It has narrow winding streets with no sidewalks, due to being built in a narrow ridge on the side of a mountain.
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For this reason, it has narrow winding streets and many inclines.
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Straight and broad avenues ran along contour lines, while narrower and winding streets lay at right angles, discouraging non-local traffic from entering neighborhoods.
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The village is quite characteristic, with small winding streets and traditional, white-painted houses.
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It is an older, treed area with many character homes and winding streets.
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The winding streets of the town, with its church towers create a historical atmosphere.
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There was no sanitation, and open drains flowed along the centre of winding streets.
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Tastefully appointed traditional homes were sited on well-treed and winding streets, to create an air of a wooded retreat.
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The city is marked by winding streets, subdivisions, a riverfront boardwalk, and an industrial park.
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Achrafieh is both a residential and commercial district characterized by narrow winding streets and prestigious large apartment and office buildings.
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The neighborhood is suburban in character, full of winding streets, detached houses on large lots, and open space.
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