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main drag

main drag noun: the main street of a town or suburb, or the principal highway passing through a rural area.

main drag: the main street of a town or suburb, or the principal highway passing through a rural area
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Noun

main drag (plural main drags)

  1. (informal) The main street of a town or suburb, or the principal highway passing through a rural area.
    • Near-synonyms: high road (UK, Ireland), thoroughfare, broadway
    • Many of the seafront and main drag businesses specialize in snacks, junk food and British staples such as fish and chips or fry-ups.2003, John Gill, Nick Edwards, Rough Guide to the Ionian Islands, page 244
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see main, drag.
    • In free-spool mode, the main drag is disengaged, so the spool revolves against minimal resistance, feeding line to a fish that has taken your bait.2010, Steve Starling, Fishing For Dummies, page 101

Examples of main drag in a sentence

  • As well as being prime bookworm territory, Charing Cross Road is one of the main drags through the West End, flanked by theatres, clubs and rock venues.2003, Rob Humphreys, Judith Bamber, The Rough Guide to London, page 118:
  • She kept an eye on the house and straightened up as a mail truck appeared on the main drag and began stopping at the houses, delivering packets of mail.2009, Lisa Scottoline, Look Again, unnumbered page:
  • Hudson is the main drag of Vinegar Hill, but without a main drag′s typical traffic.2010, Adrienne Onofri, Walking Brooklyn, page 29:

Synonyms of main drag

All synonyms of main drag

Forms of main drag

pluralmain drags

Questions about main drag

What does main drag mean?
Main drag means the main street of a town or suburb, or the principal highway passing through a rural area.
How do you use main drag in a sentence?
As well as being prime bookworm territory, Charing Cross Road is one of the main drags through the West End, flanked by theatres, clubs and rock venues.
What part of speech is main drag?
Main drag is a noun.
What is the plural of main drag?
The plural of main drag is main drags.

Words near main drag in the dictionary

  1. main decks
  2. main diagonal
  3. main diagonals
  4. main dish
  5. main dishes
  6. main drag
  7. main drags
  8. main drape
  9. main drapes
  10. main droite
  11. main earth

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