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main drag en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (informal) The main street of a town or suburb, or the principal highway passing through a rural area.
   • 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:
   • 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:
   • Hudson is the main drag of Vinegar Hill, but without a main drag′s typical traffic. 2010, Adrienne Onofri, Walking Brooklyn, page 29:
   • 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:
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:

Forms

Synonyms

high road · thoroughfare · main street · broadway · high street

Translations (5)

mi ara matua (main street or principal highway) · fi päävastus (major retarding force) · fi pääkatu (main street or principal highway) · fi päähidaste (major retarding force) · fi päätie (main street or principal highway)