straightaway
/ˌstreɪtəˈweɪ
/adverb
variant spelling of straight away at straight.The Inspector, who was also at the meeting, urged anyone finding drugs paraphernalia, including burned tin foil and syringes, to contact the police straightaway....
- Child protection officers will be under instructions to report any allegations straightaway to Mr Morris and to appropriate authorities such as police and social services.
- Linda took the courageous decision to waive her anonymity in the hope of encouraging other victims of sexual and physical abuse to report their situations to the police straightaway.
adjective North American
Extending or moving in a straight line: the straightaway hitter sprays his hits to all fields...
- Alley hit a sinking line drive to straightaway center field that got by Day, who dived to make a sprawling catch but came up short.
- However, it was the distance to straightaway center field - 560 feet - that undoubtedly helped Delahanty collect his four inside-the-park homers.
- He is not a natural center fielder, and the depth of the balls hit to straightaway center are often the toughest to judge.
noun North American
A straight section of a road or racetrack: his skis shudder wildly as he tops 90 on the straightaways...
- Because of the long straightaways, the cars carry a lot of speed into the flat and sharp turns, which is where you'll see a lot of wrecks.
- The track has four distinct turns and straightaways, a layout unchanged since the facility opened in 1909.
- It will be crucial to have a basic understanding of how to tweak car components for the best possible results during a race, tweaking for straightaways, hills, corners, and so forth.
