| 单词 | median strip |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmedian strip median strip n. originally North American a strip of ground, usually paved or landscaped, which divides the carriageways of a street or highway. ΚΠ 1939 Engin. News-Record 2 Mar. 91/1 The building of a median strip between the two 22-ft. concrete halves of the four-lane Kingston Pike out of Knoxville..falling into line with the most modern practice of four-lane highway construction. 1952 E. L. Leeming Road Engin. (ed. 3) x. 111 The centre or median strip is about 10 ft. wide, and at night the fast traffic on the lane adjoining is guided by reflector dots mounted on thin rods at a height of about 3 ft. or eye-level. 1967 Boston Sunday Herald 7 May 1/1 The need for the closing of dangerous, life-taking crossovers in the median strip. 1998 S. Orlean Orchid Thief 219 They wanted seventy thousand saw grasses to plant on the median strip of that new highway. 2006 CXpress (S. Afr.) 13 Dec. 4/3 (caption) The completed pedestrian bridge sits on the median strip of the N2, prior to being slung into place on December 10. < as lemmas |
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