I don't know about you guys, but I always thought that most street name endings were pretty much assigned at random. As it turns out, there is a distinct difference between roads, avenues, boulevards, ways and streets.
Roads run between two distant points — two towns, for example. In each of those towns, you’ll find streets: paved roads lined with houses and other buildings.
Find out what the rest are at the link.
Damn talking heads...
He said I need to organise connection to Anton...and paused to check the details. She offered Street, he said no, Close. She said Road, he said no, it's Close. She was becoming visibly annoyed as she suggested Avenue. He ended up showing her the lease agreement so she could read the address off it.
And he falls at the first fence. A street is a paved road, simple as that. It comes from the latin Via Strata meaning paved road. The naming convention has never been strictly applied except occasionally by pedantic local authorities. The article doesn't even seem to touch upon Grove Close, Gate, Crescent, Mews or Court. All of those do have meanings, but they have seldom been rigidly applied.