hard shoulder
Britishnoun
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Drivers sound their horns as riders move between lanes and even drive on the hard shoulder against the traffic.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
They say ambulances have been trying to get through but no hard shoulder!
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
The horrific reality was that their car was stranded in the outside lane - lane four - of a smart motorway, with no hard shoulder to escape to in the event of a breakdown.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
They also use the hard shoulder as an extra lane of traffic to increase capacity, but critics claim that has led to road deaths.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
She put her arms round his terrifying, insentient body, and laid her cheek against his hard shoulder.
From Women in Love by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
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