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 grand Historic District dame, The Pamlico House is a Colonial Revival home tucked away on a quiet residential street just blocks from main drag.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
Where to Eat and Drink Pitmaster Daniel Hughes recently shuttered Saltcedar BBQ in Imperial to open Smashed, an artisanal burger spot on El Centro’s main drag.
—Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025
During my visit, Leal and I drove in his vintage Jeep to 1900 Barker, a coffee shop on Lawrence’s main drag.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
Photo: Catherine Powell/Getty Images Resting on Fifth and Broadway—Nashville’s main drag—is this museum dedicated to African Americans’ central role in American music.
—Eva Fedderly, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
Where to Eat and Drink Pitmaster Daniel Hughes recently shuttered Saltcedar BBQ in Imperial to open Smashed, an artisanal burger spot on El Centro’s main drag.
—Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025
During my visit, Leal and I drove in his vintage Jeep to 1900 Barker, a coffee shop on Lawrence’s main drag.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
Photo: Catherine Powell/Getty Images Resting on Fifth and Broadway—Nashville’s main drag—is this museum dedicated to African Americans’ central role in American music.
—Eva Fedderly, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Main drag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/main%20drag. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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