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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New Smyrna’s main drag can be found along Flagler Avenue, a historic hub that spans barrier island in five blocks that stretch from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Indian River in the west.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 July 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
Milford hosts bed races down its main drag on Milford Day, Frenchtown welcomes Santa by canoe (bagpiper and Vikings included), and Lambertville’s Shad Fest celebrates its namesake fish with music and street food.
—Hannah Howard, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2025
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.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 July 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
Milford hosts bed races down its main drag on Milford Day, Frenchtown welcomes Santa by canoe (bagpiper and Vikings included), and Lambertville’s Shad Fest celebrates its namesake fish with music and street food.
—Hannah Howard, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2025
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.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Main drag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/main%20drag. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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