drag strip

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of drag strip¹

An Americanism dating back to 1950–55

Example Sentences

The racetrack’s last Thursday Night Thunder — where enthusiasts can bring their own cars to race on the drag strip or burn rubber in the burnout box — is set for Dec. 5.

From Los Angeles Times

But instead the concrete loading bays are alive with the sound of squealing tyres and popping engines as cars race past spectators lining a makeshift drag strip.

From BBC

Since last summer, Dodge has been rolling out powerful special-edition “Last Call” versions of its gas powered muscle cars, culminating with an event Monday night to show the Challenger Demon 170 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway drag strip.

From Seattle Times

The drag strip at the Pomona Raceway — officially titled the Auto Club Raceway in Pomona — will be renamed in 2023 the In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, Snyder said, adding that her father used to take her to the racetrack when she was a child.

From Los Angeles Times

The road to the factory from Birmingham leads past a tableau of the rural South: clusters of weathered trailer homes, a large Baptist church, a drag strip and a barbecue joint called Promiseland.

From New York Times