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backstraight

backstraight is the alternative form of back straight.

Meaning of back straight

Noun

back straight (plural back straights)

  1. The straight part of a racetrack, running track, etc., opposite the finishing line; the backstretch.
    • He got boxed in amongst four African runners in the back straight of the last lap, and was only able to get out into the clear coming into the home straight.
    Synonyms:
    backstretch

Forms of backstraight

pluralbackstraights

Origin of backstraight

From back + straight.

Questions about backstraight

What is backstraight the alternative form of?
Backstraight is the alternative form of back straight.

Words near backstraight in the dictionary

  1. backstops
  2. backstore
  3. backstores
  4. backstories
  5. backstory
  6. backstraight
  7. backstraightaway
  8. backstraightaways
  9. backstraights
  10. backstrap
  11. backstraps

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Adapted from Wiktionary: backstraight (page history and authors); back straight (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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