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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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 Stroll along Atlantic Avenue, the city’s walkable main drag lined with restaurants, bars, boutiques, and galleries. Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2026 There’s plenty of breezy outdoor dining options outside of Sacramento’s main drag as well. Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026 During Family Week, moms and moms and dads and dads, dogs and strollers by their sides, fill the town’s main drag. Rostam, Rolling Stone, 19 May 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 5 Aug. 2026.

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