street noise
Horns and engines
Street noise is the ambient sound of urban environments—traffic, horns, sirens, construction, voices, music from passing cars.
The term usually carries negative connotations, implying unwanted intrusion: The street noise kept me awake all night.
Real estate listings tout properties set back from street noise.
In audio recording, street noise is interference to be minimized or filtered out.
- trafficMovement along routes
- rush hourBusiest commuting period
- honkingMaking horn sounds
- car hornsVehicle warning signals
- sirensEmergency vehicle noisemakers
passing cars · fire trucks · cars · engines · rumble · bustle · horns · beeping · screeching · brakes · buses · motorcycles · garbage trucks · jackhammer · construction · road work · chatter · footsteps
- Apartment Noiseloud neighbors, barking dogs, footsteps, thin walls, creaky floors
- soundssound, beeps, listen, sounds, hear
- ambient soundsrain, wind, ocean, thunder rumble, crickets
- sound effectssound effects, sound effect, ringtone, boing, crash
- urban nuisanceslitter, traffic, trash, garbage, graffiti
- soundscapessoundscape, soundscapes, nature sounds, ambient sound, ocean waves
street noisesilence
Total lack of sound
quiet · stillness · peace and quiet · hush · tranquility
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