backstretch

[ bak-strech ]

noun
  1. the straight part of a race track opposite the part leading to the finish line.

Origin of backstretch

1
First recorded in 1830–40; back1 + stretch

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British Dictionary definitions for back stretch

back stretch

noun
  1. a horse-racing term for back straight

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