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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Most every single business along Evergreen’s main drag has pulled its weight in some way for community relief. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025 This no-frills burger-and-beer joint opened on College Avenue, downtown’s main drag, in 2004 and is the newest of the dive bars mentioned here. Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025 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. 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 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 22 Oct. 2025.

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