main drag

noun

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

Examples of main drag in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Touches of Twain’s pretty town were still visible in the decorative brickwork and keyhole doorways of buildings along Hickman’s main drag, but few places seemed to be occupied. Longreads, 9 July 2024 The hotel's location – at the very tip of Cape Cod in West End P-town – rewards its guests with a serene setting, away from the hustle and bustle of the town's main drag, Commercial Street. Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2024 The town’s main drag, the Strand, was just out front, and had changed quite a bit since my last visit, in the best way possible. Zoe Westman, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2023 In 1909, then-Arizona Republican reporting said Mill Avenue looked more like a ghost town than a busy main drag, with an exceptionally popular event happening in Mesa at the same time. Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 3 July 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 27 Jul. 2024.

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