"central reservation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: central reservations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} central reservation (plural central reservations)
  1. (UK) The area which separates opposing lanes of traffic on a motorway or dual carriageway. Wikipedia link: central reservation Tags: UK Categories (topical): Roads Synonyms: reservation, median strip, median, neutral ground [Louisiana]

Inflected forms

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