English Explanatory Dictionary

home stretch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The final part of a racecourse from the last curve to the finish line.
The final part of a distance or the final effort needed to finish.

Pronunciation

en-au-home stretch.ogg

Word forms

home stretch home stretches homestretch

Synonyms

home straight final stretch

Related words

smell the barn

Translations

Bulgarian: финална права Catalan: recta d'arribada Czech: cílová rovinka Estonian: lõpusirge Finnish: loppusuora Finnish: maalisuora French: dernière ligne droite German: Zielgerade Greek: τελική ευθεία Hungarian: célegyenes Italian: dirittura d'arrivo Polish: ostatnia prosta Portuguese: reta final Russian: фи́нишная пряма́я Slovak: cieľová rovinka Spanish: recta final Swedish: upplopp Vietnamese: chặng cuối Yiddish: לעצטער מהלך

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