# backstretch

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbækstɹɛt͡ʃ/

## Definitions
1. Synonym of back straight (“straight part of a racetrack, running track, etc., opposite the finishing line”).
2. An area next to a racetrack used to stable the racehorses and house employees.
3. The middle part of an event.
4. An exercise that stretches the muscles of the back.
5. The laying of a supply line from the region of the fire backwards toward the water source.

## Etymology
From back + stretch.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/backstretch