median strip

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noun

a paved, planted, or landscaped strip in the center of a highway that separates lanes of traffic going in opposite directions.

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Also called medial strip, median.

Origin of median strip

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby median strip

median plane, median point, median rhinoscopy, median rhomboid glossitis, median sacral vein, median strip, median vein, mediant, mediastinal emphysema, mediastinal fibrosis, mediastinal space
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Words related to median strip

boulevard, island, median, meridian, divider

British Dictionary definitions for median strip

median strip

noun

the US term for central reserve
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