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

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main drag

He grew up, though, in Central, on West Main Street, the small town’s main drag.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

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

From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2025

Less spending from Hispanic and low-income consumers were the main drag, CEO Michael Skipworth said on the earnings call.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2025

More than a decade of homelessness followed, at times spent sleeping in a median strip that stretches along the neighborhood’s main drag.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2025

Her classmates congregated at the gazebo at its center and used the square as a turnabout when they cruised the main drag, ending up at the Walmart parking lot.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner