Jersey barrier

noun

: a concrete slab 32 inches high with slanted sides that is used in tandem with others to block or reroute traffic or to divide highways

Examples of Jersey barrier in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Over the past two years, trash has amassed in atypically large drifts against New Jersey barriers or tangled in chain-link fences like tumbleweed. —

Justin Beal, Harper's Magazine, 14 Dec. 2022 An Acura went in between Jersey barriers before hitting the workers and overturning, according to police. —

Phil Helsel, NBC News, 22 Mar. 2023 Just a few days later, someone reportedly smashed into the Jersey barriers surrounding one of the poles. —

Steve Annear, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Feb. 2023 One car veered off to the left, struck a Jersey barrier and caught fire, said Pete Piringer, spokesman for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue, which responded to the crash. —

Laura Meckler, Washington Post, 24 Dec. 2022

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Word History

Etymology

New Jersey, U.S.

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of Jersey barrier was in 1969

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“Jersey barrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Jersey%20barrier. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.

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