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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

After removing 1,150 square feet of lawn in the front yard and the parking strip, their $5,750 turf replacement rebate from the Department of Water and Power brought the total down to $9,150.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2024

A California garden grows in a parking strip, where poppies nod into the bike lane, brushed back by roaring Harleys and pickups.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2023

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

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2023

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

From The Sword by Frank Quattrocchi

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