main drag
the main street of a city or town; main stem.
Origin of main drag
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How to use main drag in a sentence
Sanba Bicycle Shop is on Fifth Avenue, the main drag of Sunset Park, a neighborhood on the western edge of Brooklyn.
The Latin American Immigrants Shaking Up New York City’s Bike Races | smurguia | August 12, 2021 | Outside OnlineThe boardwalk bustled, and Coastal Highway, the city’s main drag, was crowded with cars.
A holiday weekend, a seaside bar and a multitude of (J&J vaccine) shots | Joe Heim | May 28, 2021 | Washington PostSigns on Corrales’ street prohibit trucks over one ton, but that street’s also a direct connection between Interstate 5 and Harbor Drive, the main drag to the port’s industrial businesses.
A New Highway Project That’s Environmentally Friendly? (Hint: It’s in the Ocean) | MacKenzie Elmer | February 24, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoOn the main drag of sunny Santa Barbara, California, four blocks from the Pacific Ocean, sits the three-story headquarters of Invoca, an artificial-intelligence software company.
20,000 honey bees took over a tech company’s empty office during lockdown | Sarah Todd | January 29, 2021 | QuartzA couple of days before Thanksgiving, John Wall and his John Wall Family Foundation crew posted up outside Henry’s Soul Café on Alabama Avenue in Southeast, a main drag through our city’s neediest section.
John Wall never let down Southeast D.C. even if the basketball was frustrating | Kevin Blackistone | December 3, 2020 | Washington Post
On the main drag were a series of strip malls, one of which contained a restaurant called Afghan Brothers.
A walk down its main drag, Bedford Avenue, reveals many off-the-cuff looks and subversive appearances.
Indian-Inspired Bindis a Hot Trend in Winter Bling | Misty White Sidell | January 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn this blue-collar town, the main drag, Packard Avenue, is lined with bars that still advertise beers like Blatz and Andeker.
Alleged Killer in Wisconsin ‘Domestic Terrorism’ Was Not Local, Residents Say | Ben Jacobs | August 6, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTA young cop eyed him as he returned to the main drag and paused near a street lamp.
The Planet Strappers | Raymond Zinke Gallun
Other Idioms and Phrases with main drag
The principal street of a city or town, as in Several stores on the main drag have closed. This slangy term was first recorded in 1851.
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