Definition of Downing Street in English:
Downing Street
proper nounˈdaʊnɪŋ striːtˈdaʊnɪŋ ˌstrit
1A street in Westminster, London, between Whitehall and St James's Park. No. 10 is the official residence of the prime minister; No. 11 is the home of the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
- 1.1 Used allusively for the British government or the prime minister.
Downing Street flatly refused to confirm that the summit was off
Definition of Downing Street in US English:
Downing Street
proper nounˈdouniNG ˌstrētˈdaʊnɪŋ ˌstrit
1A street in Westminster, London, between Whitehall and St. James's Park. No. 10 is the official residence of the prime minister; No. 11 is the official home of the chancellor of the exchequer.
- 1.1 Used allusively for the British government or the prime minister.
Downing Street flatly refused to confirm that the summit was off