Complete Definition of "back straight"

English
Noun
back straight (plural back straights)

  1. the straight part of a running track (or similar) opposite the finishing line

#: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

See also
home straight

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