Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

backstretch

Syllabification: (back·stretch)
Pronunciation: /ˈbakˈstreCH/

Definition of backstretch

noun

  • the part of a racecourse that is farthest from the grandstand and parallel to the homestretch.
  • the area adjacent to a racetrack where the horses are stabled and stable employees have temporary living accommodations.

backstretch in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of backstretch in the British & World English dictionary
  |  Cite

Word of the day

offing

/ ˈôfiNG /
noun
the more distant part of the sea in view …