Lombard Street

noun

1. a street in London, England: a financial center.

Lombard Street

noun

1. the British financial and banking world

Word History and Origins

Origin of Lombard Street¹

C16: from a street in London once occupied by Lombard bankers

Example Sentences

Portsmouth Union has partnered with Good Space Property Management to convert a piece of the church property into a 20-unit apartment building on the corner of North Fiske Avenue and Lombard Street.

From Seattle Times

ABOVE: Tourists wearing masks take pictures on Lombard Street in San Francisco on Aug. 2, 2020.

From Washington Post

Around two years ago, a popular YouTuber captured footage of the software struggling to navigate San Francisco’s famously winding Lombard Street in a video that garnered tens of thousands of views.

From Washington Post

Bodzin’s route took him from the hospital entrance near 11th and Chestnut Streets, through the stream of runners on Lombard Street, then another block to South Street.

From Seattle Times

On the evening of August 8, 2020, authorities declared a riot at the Portland Police Association office on North Lombard Street in Portland after Antifa members broke windows and set fire to the office.

From Fox News