central reserve

British  

noun

1. US and Austral name: median strip.  Canadian name: median.  the strip, often covered with grass, that separates the two sides of a motorway or dual carriageway

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Example Sentences

Police, central reserve forces, the army and plainclothes officers were deployed on Khartoum's Airport Road to block the protests.

From Reuters • Jul. 19, 2022

In Manhattan and Chicago, the two "central reserve" cities, the reserve requirement for demand deposits is 13%.

From Time Magazine Archive

But concern grew among opposition leaders when officials in Delhi ordered some 200,000 central reserve police and members of the paramilitary border-security force to the countryside�a week before the elections�officially to maintain law and order.

From Time Magazine Archive

Most of the other eight central reserve banks will soon follow; the cuts are expected to lead to lower interest rates to boost loans and business expansion.

From Time Magazine Archive

There are three central reserve cities: New York, Chicago, and St. Louis.

From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Phillips, Chester Arthur