main drag

noun

US, informal
: the main street in a town or city
A carload of teenagers were cruising down the main drag.

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Jimmy, who served as the 39th U.S. president from 1977 to 1981, and Rosalynn, a lifelong mental health and human rights advocate, maintained an unpretentious lifestyle that included flying commercial and taking regular walks down Church Street, the town’s main drag. Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024 Meanwhile, the shops and restaurants on the Davos main drag have been taken over by corporations promoting their artificial intelligence offerings. David Gelles, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025 Montecito’s main drag, Coast Village Road, has great people-watching—especially at its buzzy restaurants. Sheila Yasmin Marikar, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2024 Its main drag is crammed with housing complexes, strip malls, gas stations and two used car dealerships. Jake Whitney, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for main drag

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“Main drag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/main%20drag. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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