"central reservation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: central reservations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} central reservation (plural central reservations)
  1. (UK, Ireland) The area which separates opposing lanes of traffic on a motorway or dual carriageway. Wikipedia link: central reservation Tags: Ireland, UK Categories (topical): Roads Synonyms: reservation, median strip, median, neutral ground [Louisiana]
    Sense id: en-central_reservation-en-noun-qJmFLA6M Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Irish English, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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