median strip
Example Sentences
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The man who died had been driving a small commercial vehicle, which is believed to have skidded and mounted the median strip.
From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026
Unlike elsewhere on the autobahn, the median strip on this 3.5-mile section isn’t grassy but solid tarmac.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025
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.
From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2024
Mostly covered by the Move Seattle property tax levy, the work included street repaving, upgraded utilities, new sidewalks, new bike lanes and new trees planted on a median strip.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 18, 2023
As evening fell, we hung out on a median strip, counting padiddles—cars with one headlight burnt out.
From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
