backstretch
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Definitions ofbackstretch
- The straight part of a racetrack, running track, etc., opposite the finishing line; the backstretch.
Example: "He got boxed in amongst four African runners in the back straight of the last lap, and was only able to get out into the clear coming into the home straight."
- An area next to a racetrack used to stable the racehorses and house employees.
- The middle part of an event.
- (exercise) An exercise that stretches the muscles of the back.
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