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back stretch

noun

  1. a horse-racing term for back straight
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

Jack spread out, increasing his lead as they entered the back stretch.

Entering the back stretch there was a sudden shifting of the coloured jackets.

Stretched upon the bare schist, commanding the back stretch, they munched slices of raw bacon.

At the first turn "Black Hand Tom" passed one and then, on the back stretch, went by the other!

The moment Britton makes that move on the back-stretch Clayton loosens his wrap and Azra responds.

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