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Definition of Backstretch
1. Noun. the part of a racecourse that is farthest from the grandstand and parallel to the homestretch. ¹
2. Noun. the area adjacent to a racetrack where the horses are stabled and stable employees have temporary living accommodations. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Backstretch
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Backstretch
Literary usage of Backstretch
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1901)
"The view taken from the infield shows the backstretch, and while that is also
incorrect in bringing the mountain too close, and yet when the two are ..."
2. Frank Forester's Horse and Horsemanship of the United States and British by Henry William Herbert (1871)
"On the third mile Aldebaran made a little effort against Kentucky on the backstretch,
but never got to his girths. On the lower turn both the five-year-olds ..."
3. Snake Walkers by J. Everett Prewitt (2005)
"“You're the one who ran track in school,” Anthony chided his friend Chucky as
they turned into the backstretch for the seventeenth lap. ..."
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