back straight
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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A lap later, the Italian dived back into fourth place at Turn 11, at the end of the long back straight, and held the place to the end.
From BBC • May 2, 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
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
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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