straight-ahead

[ streyt-uh-hed ]

/ ˈstreɪt əˌhɛd /

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adjective

not deviating from what is usual or expected; conventional or traditional; standard: a straight-ahead novel with a happy ending.

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Nearby words

straight talk, straight ticket, straight time, straight up, straight whiskey, straight-ahead, straight-arm, straight-backed, straight-chain, straight-edge, straight-faced

Origin of straight-ahead

First recorded in 1830–40

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for straight-ahead

When football started more than a century ago, it was a brutal game of straight-ahead running plays.
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In straight-ahead flying, in mounting, and in throwing up, the kestrel was completely outpaced.
The Art and Practice of Hawking|Edward B. Michell
If the two forces are equal there is no straight-ahead advancement.
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