"double yellow line" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: double yellow lines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} double yellow line (plural double yellow lines)
  1. (UK) A pair of yellow lines painted at the side of a road to show that parking is not permitted at any time. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Roads
    Sense id: en-double_yellow_line-en-noun-rUfQOFje Disambiguation of Roads: 52 48 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 57 43
  2. A pair of yellow lines painted along the middle of a road to show that traffic should not cross into the oncoming lane Categories (topical): Roads
    Sense id: en-double_yellow_line-en-noun-g1DczCvN Disambiguation of Roads: 52 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: double red line, single yellow line

Inflected forms

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