"neutral area" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: neutral areas [plural]
Etymology: neutral + area Etymology templates: {{compound|en|neutral|area}} neutral + area Head templates: {{en-noun}} neutral area (plural neutral areas)
  1. (US, road transport) Triangular area of road surface adjacent to the gore at a fork or merge, set off by painted lines and optionally covered in chevron markings. Tags: US Categories (topical): Road transport Synonyms (triangular area of road surface): channelization island, theoretical gore, ghost island [UK] Related terms: neutral ground
    Sense id: en-neutral_area-en-noun-7AWgoIaG Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: road, transport

Inflected forms

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