median strip

noun

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

median strip

noun

1. the US term for central reserve

Word History and Origins

Origin of median strip¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Hair thickly developed on chest and abdomen, with median strip of dense hairs on the latter.

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Hair shaved on top, back and sides of head, and in median strip from vertex to forehead.

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Hair shaved on top and sides of head, and in median strip from vertex to forehead.

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Hair brought forward in fringe over forehead on either side of median strip, and hanging down back of neck.

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