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dragstrip

dragstrip noun: a paved straight racetrack used for automotive drag racing.

Noun

dragstrip (plural dragstrips)

  1. A paved straight racetrack used for automotive drag racing.
  2. (broadly, figuratively) Any place for high-speed competitive activity.
    • Point guard Danielle Robinson led Oklahoma with 23 points worth of dragstrip basketball.2009 April 1, Jeré Longman, “Oklahoma Women’s Success Attracts Fans and Stars”, in New York Times

Forms of dragstrip

pluraldragstrips
alternative formdrag strip

Origin of dragstrip

From drag + strip.

Questions about dragstrip

What does dragstrip mean?
Dragstrip means a paved straight racetrack used for automotive drag racing.
What part of speech is dragstrip?
Dragstrip is a noun.
What is the plural of dragstrip?
The plural of dragstrip is dragstrips.

Words near dragstrip in the dictionary

  1. dragsmen
  2. dragsona
  3. dragsonas
  4. dragster
  5. dragsters
  6. dragstrip
  7. dragstrips
  8. dragsville
  9. Dragteng
  10. Dragu
  11. Dragun

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