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home straights

home straights is the plural of home straight.

Meaning of home straight

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

Questions about home straights

What is home straights the plural of?
Home straights is the plural of home straight.

Words near home straights in the dictionary

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

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