median strip

noun

: a paved or planted strip dividing a highway into lanes according to direction of travel

Examples of median strip in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But in modest private gardens, town parks, even at gas stations and in highway median strips, the roses of Donetsk have come to symbolize hope and perseverance. —

Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 June 2024 Many visitors littered, parked in driveways and in some cases dodged traffic to take photos from the bridge’s median strip, residents said in interviews. —

Yan Zhuang, New York Times, 7 June 2024 By leaning on existing transportation infrastructure—Brightline West will run almost entirely on Interstate 15’s median strip—the company aims to keep the ambitious intercity project on track. —

Jared Lindzon, TIME, 30 May 2024 That space will instead be used for two bike lanes and a median strip. —

Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for median strip

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