"neutral ground" meaning in English

See neutral ground in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈnuːtɹəl ɡraʊnd/ [US], [ˈnuːt͡ʃɹɫ̩ ɡɹaʊ̯nd] [US] Forms: neutral grounds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} neutral ground (plural neutral grounds)
  1. (Louisiana) The median strip or central reservation between lanes of traffic in a divided highway. Tags: Louisiana Categories (topical): Roads Categories (place): Louisiana, USA
    Sense id: en-neutral_ground-en-noun-Q-mCuTEf Disambiguation of Roads: 89 11 Disambiguation of Louisiana, USA: 82 18 Categories (other): Louisiana 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: 93 7 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 90 10 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 90 10
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see neutral, ground.
    Sense id: en-neutral_ground-en-noun-QUyurMnU

Inflected forms

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