"streets in the sky" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} streets in the sky pl (plural only)
  1. Architecture of a style that emerged in Britain in the 1960s and 1970s, generally built to replace run-down terraced housing with modern improvements, and including shops and other community facilities within high-rise blocks. Tags: plural, plural-only
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