hard shoulder
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
"We would like to see the return of the hard shoulder and the use of technology to warn drivers if there's a problem."
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
Constables Gordon Bremner and Andrew Blair, meanwhile, were in an unmarked Volvo s90 on the motorway when they pulled over another Mercedes on the hard shoulder.
From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025
Ten minutes later, however, a young man in a white van pulled up behind them on the hard shoulder.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2025
Benz came tearing in; his interference crumpled; he felt a hard shoulder against his knees, and the next moment hit the ground with a terrible thud which knocked the wind completely out of him.
From Over the Line by Sherman, Harold Morrow
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