main drag

American  

noun

Slang.

1. the main street of a city or town; main stem.

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main drag Idioms  

1. The principal street of a city or town, as in Several stores on the main drag have closed. This slangy term was first recorded in 1851.

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Etymology

Origin of main drag

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

Emma and I decided to start handing out flyers on the main drag and then wind through all the little side streets I haven’t explored yet.

From Literature

Qatar, the Emirates and Saudi Arabia all had pavilions along the main drag in town to tout the future of their countries.

From The Wall Street Journal

Root, for example, had accommodation with his family away from the main drag and was never spotted near a bar.

From BBC

The main drag will likely continue to come from food prices, the ANZ Research team said.

From The Wall Street Journal

On Wednesday, gleaming Lincoln Navigators and Cadillac Escalades cruised down a main drag, past tidy green lawns before disappearing into residential communities hidden behind sand-colored gates.

From Los Angeles Times