main drag
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The main street of a town or suburb, or the principal highway passing through a rural area.
Informal
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see main, drag.
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonyms: high road (UK, Ireland), thoroughfare, broadway"
- "Many of the seafront and main drag businesses specialize in snacks, junk food and British staples such as fish and chips or fry-ups."
- "As well as being prime bookworm territory, Charing Cross Road is one of the main drags through the West End, flanked by theatres, clubs and rock venues."
- "She kept an eye on the house and straightened up as a mail truck appeared on the main drag and began stopping at the houses, delivering packets of mail."
- "Hudson is the main drag of Vinegar Hill, but without a main drag′s typical traffic."
- "In free-spool mode, the main drag is disengaged, so the spool revolves against minimal resistance, feeding line to a fish that has taken your bait."