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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"Police located me straight away and brought me back straight away. That place had eyes and ears everywhere."

From BBC • Feb. 23, 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

Red Bull used team-mate Yuki Tsunoda to give him a slipstream down the second back straight on his first lap, and the result was the fastest lap of the weekend by more than 0.4secs.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025

Several times Norris challenged Leclerc on the outside at Turn 12, at the end of the long back straight, but he was never close enough to really try for a pass.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025

With his face pressed between the balusters, he watched a line of dark turbans file into the house, met by Habib, his back straight and tense.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

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