dragstrip

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noun

A paved straight racetrack used for automotive drag racing.

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Meanings

noundragstrip (plural dragstrips)

plural dragstrips · alternative drag strip

  1. A paved straight racetrack used for automotive drag racing.
  2. broadlyfigurativelyAny place for high-speed competitive activity.

    Point guard Danielle Robinson led Oklahoma with 23 points worth of dragstrip basketball.

    2009 April 1, Jeré Longman, “Oklahoma Women’s Success Attracts Fans and Stars”, in New York Times

Origin

From drag + strip.

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APA

dragstrip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dragstrip

MLA

“dragstrip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dragstrip. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dragstrip,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dragstrip.

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