| 单词 | central reserve |
| 释义 | > as lemmascentral reserve central reserve n. see reserve n. 5e. central reserve e. Chiefly British. Usually more fully as central reserve. = reservation n. 11. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > [noun] > for wheeled vehicles > dual carriageway > central reservation reservation1887 reserve1923 median1944 1923 Garden Cities & Town Planning 13 217/2 Two carriageways, each 25 feet wide, separated by a central reserve of about 20 feet. 1937 Sunday Times 10 Jan. Nearly all the new roads have broad central ‘reserves’ and broad grass verges on each side. 1968 Highway Code 15 When crossing a dual carriageway, treat each half as a separate road. Wait at the central dividing strip (the central reserve) until there is a safe gap in the traffic. 2004 Irish Times (Nexis) 11 Feb. (Motors section) 51 This section of motorway has been the location of serious and fatal incidents caused by speeding and vehicles crossing the central reserve into oncoming traffic. < as lemmas |
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