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parking strip

American  

noun

  1. Chiefly Upper Midwest and Western U.S. parkway.


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Not all the plants survived, partly because half the garden is shaded by a large magnolia tree on the parking strip.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 10, 2026

Suddenly that parking strip infested with weedy dandelions looks like garden gold.

From Seattle Times Feb. 18, 2023

It was finding a facility that would let us install a grievers library on the parking strip in front of its building.

From Seattle Times Aug. 5, 2022

The couple removed approximately 2,500 square feet of lawn, including the front lawn, parking strip and backyard.

From Los Angeles Times May 31, 2022

Immediately it rose a few feet above the concrete and began to move toward the parking strip.

From The Sword by Quattrocchi, Frank

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