The median of the road.
Central reservation
Example Sentences
"Don't cross the central reservation."
"There's a barrier on the central reservation."
Etymology & History
British highway median. British road infrastructure. Motorway central reservation British divider. Americans 'median' or 'median strip'. Crash barrier British safety. Reflects British-American road vocabulary.
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Region
General British
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Era
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Language
Mild
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Formality
Informal
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