"devil strip" meaning in English

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        "2": "devil's lane",
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        "2": "devil's footstep",
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  "etymology_text": "devil + strip, from the area’s status as a no man's land between private and public property, devil or devil's in place names meaning\n“barren, unproductive and unused”.\nCompare devil's lane (“narrow area between two parallel fences”), devil's footstep (“barren spot of land”).",
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        "The grassy area between the sidewalk and the street."
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          "word": "hell strip"
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          "word": "list at tree lawn"
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