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back straight

British

noun

a straight part of a circuit, esp of an athletics track or a racecourse, furthest from the finishing point

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In the lower tier of London Stadium, all adult tickets we saw were £95 - or £65 with an obstructed view - on the back straight and two bends.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

Leclerc said he had lost 0.5secs on the back straight on his final run - more than the gap between himself and Hamilton.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026

She reset to break Pegula's hitherto dominant serve, but was broken back straight away with her fourth double fault of the contest.

From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026

She broke back straight away for 4-4 and then charged through back-to-back games to take victory.

From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2026

He sat with his back straight, writing something on a pad of paper.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac

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