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drag strip
noun[ C ]
(alsodragstrip)uk /ˈdræɡ ˌstrɪp/ us /ˈdræɡ ˌstrɪp/
a course(= area of road, concrete, etc.) for drag racing(= the activity of racing a car over a very short distance):
I started racing at the old drag strip in Georgetown in the early 70's.
Legal dragstrips are not cheap to build.
The facility has a drag strip, a 3-mile road course, and a motocross track.
She blazed down the quarter-mile drag strip on her motorbike in 7.56 seconds.
His car overshot the safety area at the end of the dragstrip.
Cars racing on drag strips can be as loud as jet engines, residents complained.
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