drag strip


noun
  1. a straight, paved area or course where drag races are held, as a section of road or airplane runway.

Origin of drag strip

1
An Americanism dating back to 1950–55
  • Also dragstrip, drag·way [drag-wey]. /ˈdrægˌweɪ/.

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