hard shoulder

noun

British
: the outside edge of a road that is not used for travel

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In extremely dense fog, drivers are advised to turn on their hazard lights, pull over into a safe place, and if that’s on the side of the road or hard shoulder—turn off all lights except the hazards, engage the hand brake, and wait until the fog lifts. Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025 Pressed on the post’s relevance, Le Pen’s answer may point to her following Meloni’s hard shoulder to Moscow. Joseph Ataman, CNN, 5 July 2024

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“Hard shoulder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20shoulder. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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