backstretch
Pronunciation: /ˈbækstɹɛt͡ʃ/
The English word “backstretch” has 6 meanings listed here.
noun
- Synonym of back straight (“straight part of a racetrack, running track, etc., opposite the finishing line”).
- An area next to a racetrack used to stable the racehorses and house employees.
- The middle part of an event.
- An exercise that stretches the muscles of the back.
- The laying of a supply line from the region of the fire backwards toward the water source.
verb
Etymology
From back + stretch.
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