main drag
noun
US, informal
: the main street in a town or city
A carload of teenagers were cruising down the main drag.
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Make sure to wander Rittenhouse Avenue, Bayfield's main drag, and the surrounding blocks, popping into Honest Dog Books to browse the Wisconsin authors section.
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Katy Spratte Joyce, Midwest Living, 31 Mar. 2026
Crews were hard at work on mixed-use retail and apartments along a main drag.
—Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
The town’s main drag resembles a sort of family-friendly version of the Las Vegas strip.
—Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
As the tornado touched down, Green and his family sheltered more than a dozen people, gathered from the sidewalks, apartments and other small businesses on Union City's main drag, North Broadway Street, in the basement of their shop.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 7 Mar. 2026
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Katy Spratte Joyce, Midwest Living, 31 Mar. 2026
Crews were hard at work on mixed-use retail and apartments along a main drag.
—Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
The town’s main drag resembles a sort of family-friendly version of the Las Vegas strip.
—Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
As the tornado touched down, Green and his family sheltered more than a dozen people, gathered from the sidewalks, apartments and other small businesses on Union City's main drag, North Broadway Street, in the basement of their shop.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 7 Mar. 2026
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“Main drag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/main%20drag. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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