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Backstraight
The straight part of a racetrack, running track, etc., opposite the finishing line; the backstretch.
📖 Definitions of "Backstraight"
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The straight part of a racetrack, running track, etc., opposite the finishing line; the backstretch.
"He got boxed in amongst four African runners in the back straight of the last lap, and was only able to get out into the clear coming into the home straight."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Backstraight"
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| Word | Definition |
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| back-stretchnoun | Alternative form of backstretch. [(athletics, horse racing, car racing) Synonym of back straight (“straight part of a racetrack, running track, etc., opposite the finishing line”).] |
| back stretchnoun | Alternative form of backstretch. [(athletics, horse racing, car racing) Synonym of back straight (“straight part of a racetrack, running track, etc., opposite the finishing line”).] |
| back straightnoun | (athletics, horse racing) The straight part of a racetrack, running track, etc., opposite the finishing line; the backstretch. |
| backstretchnoun | (athletics, horse racing, car racing) Synonym of back straight (“straight part of a racetrack, running track, etc., opposite the finishing line”). |
| frontstretchnoun | (athletics, horse racing, car racing) The straight (or gently curved) part of a racetrack, running track, etc. where the race begins. |
| backstraightawaynoun | (motor racing) the straight part of an oval racetrack that does not include the finish line. |
| home straightnoun | (by extension) The final part of something, especially the final part with respect to time of a long process. |
| stretchnoun | An act of stretching. |
| pit straightnoun | (motor racing) A straight section of a racecourse with an entrance to the pit on one side. |
| straightawaynoun | Alternative form of straightway (“A straight section of a racetrack.”). [A straight section of a racetrack.] |
| mainstretchnoun | The main or longest (usually straight) section of a race track. |
| straightway | (dated) Synonym of straightaway or straight away (“at once, immediately”). |
| backwallnoun | (sports) Alternative form of back wall. [(squash, racquetball) The wall at the back of a racquetball or squash court, directly opposite the front wall.] |
| flat outnoun | Complete, total, downright. |
| crossbacknoun | Two pieces on the back of an item (for attaching or bracing it) which form an "X". |
| finishing linenoun | Alternative form of finish line. [(sports) A line marking the end of a race.] |
| backshuntnoun | (rail transport, UK) A section of railway track which gives access to a siding (or another section of railway line) only by reversing direction; also a train movement which uses such track. |
| switchbacknoun | (by extension) (chiefly Canada, US, road transport) A sharp bend in a path or road which causes a traveller to almost reverse their direction of travel, especially one of a series of such bends on an incline; a hairpin bend; also a path or road having such a series of bends. |
| backbendnoun | (gymnastics, dance) A move in which the performer bends backwards until the hands touch the floor or catches him/herself with the hands. |
| roundnoun | A circular or spherical object or part of an object. |
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