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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Since buying the property in 2013, Swift has drawn fans to Bay Street, the village's main drag of clothing boutiques and ice cream counters, all checklist items on the Swiftie itinerary.
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Bryan West, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
The names on the signs differ, and the buildings themselves vary, but just about everything of substance along the old main drag is eerily similar, forcing the inquisitive onlooker to wonder how market forces could allow for such a homogenous commercial landscape.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2025
Noted as one of California’s oldest neighborhoods, its main drag, the quaint Los Rios Street, is overflowing with trees, flowers, shrubbery, cacti and other flora.
—Staff Report, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
Another grand Historic District dame, The Pamlico House is a Colonial Revival home tucked away on a quiet residential street just blocks from main drag.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
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Bryan West, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
The names on the signs differ, and the buildings themselves vary, but just about everything of substance along the old main drag is eerily similar, forcing the inquisitive onlooker to wonder how market forces could allow for such a homogenous commercial landscape.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2025
Noted as one of California’s oldest neighborhoods, its main drag, the quaint Los Rios Street, is overflowing with trees, flowers, shrubbery, cacti and other flora.
—Staff Report, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
Another grand Historic District dame, The Pamlico House is a Colonial Revival home tucked away on a quiet residential street just blocks from main drag.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Main drag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/main%20drag. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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