main drag

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English

The main drag of Watsontown, Pennsylvania

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.
    • 2003, John Gill, Nick Edwards, Rough Guide to the Ionian Islands, page 244:
      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, Rob Humphreys, Judith Bamber, The Rough Guide to London, page 118:
      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.
    • 2008, Shay A. Mace, Smithsburg Historical Society, Smithsburg: Chapter Two: Main Street: The Main Drag, page 21:
    • 2009, Lisa Scottoline, Look Again, unnumbered page:
      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.
    • 2010, Adrienne Onofri, Walking Brooklyn, page 29:
      Hudson is the main drag of Vinegar Hill, but without a main drag′s typical traffic.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see main,‎ drag.
    • 2010, Steve Starling, Fishing For Dummies, page 101:
      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.

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