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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Another one involves Deborah with a new hotel, called the Diva, that isn’t part of the city’s main drag. Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 The festival’s longtime home of the Austin Convention Center is under top-to-bottom renovation, while the stately Paramount Theatre on Congress Avenue main drag also will be out of commission next year for a restoration effort. Mya Copeland, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026 Shop Hop Northfield’s main drag, Division Street, feels like stepping into Stars Hollow on Gilmore Girls. Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 15 Aug. 2026 Ask for a Woodward Avenue–facing room for a front row seat to the now-thriving main drag downtown. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026 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 25 Aug. 2026.

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