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home straight

home straight noun: the straight part of a running track (or similar) leading to the finishing line.

Noun

home straight (plural home straights)

  1. The straight part of a running track (or similar) leading to the finishing line.
    • He was only able to get out into the clear coming into the home straight.
    Synonyms:
    home stretch
  2. (broadly) The final part of something, especially the final part with respect to time of a long process.
    Synonyms:
    home stretch

Synonyms of home straight

Forms of home straight

pluralhome straights

Questions about home straight

What does home straight mean?
Home straight means the straight part of a running track (or similar) leading to the finishing line.
What part of speech is home straight?
Home straight is a noun.
What is the plural of home straight?
The plural of home straight is home straights.

Words near home straight in the dictionary

  1. home slices
  2. home stand
  3. home stands
  4. home state
  5. home states
  6. home straight
  7. home straights
  8. home stretch
  9. home stretches
  10. home studies
  11. home study

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