Downing Street

a street in W central London, England: cabinet office; residence of the prime minister.

the British prime minister and cabinet.

Example sentences from the Web for downing street

Downing-street was in a state of great activity all yesterday, and people were passing to and fro repeatedly.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, December 18, 1841 |Various
Hours of attendance, from ten till four each day, at his establishment, Downing-street.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, September 5, 1841 |Various
It is not likely to pay a man to say that wolves shall howl in Downing-street and vultures build their nests in Buckingham Palace.

Utopia of Usurers and other Essays |Gilbert Keith Chesterton
At present I do not even know whether you pass the winter at Sheffield-place or in Downing-street.

Private letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 2 (of 2) |Edward Gibbon

A word before we part, about the least unpleasant of my business; my library in Downing-street.

Private letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 2 (of 2) |Edward Gibbon

Downing Street

/ (ˈdaʊnɪŋ) /

a street in W central London, in Westminster: official residences of the British prime minister and the chancellor of the exchequer

informal the prime minister or the British Government

named after Sir George Downing (1623–84), English statesman