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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back straight

With your feet flat on the floor and your back straight — and arms still crossed over your chest — stand all the way up and sit back down.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

The back straight and bends are usually cheaper at major track meets because the view of races is regarded as worse than the home straight, where tickets can often run into hundreds of pounds.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

Or China, where the long back straight is followed by a hairpin, a short squirt to the final corner, and then the pit straight.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 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

Wilfred saw the policemen to the door with his back straight.

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