back straight

British  

noun

1. 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

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

But on lap 23, Leclerc made a late move on Hamilton into Turn 14 at the end of the back straight, setting off a gripping battle for the next 15 laps.

From BBC ● Mar. 15, 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

I’m standing behind the fence along the back straight.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak