central reservation
central reservation — noun
1. a long, narrow area of ground, grass, or paved surface that lies between the two
a long, narrow area of ground, grass, or paved surface that lies between the two carriageways of a divided highway, separating traffic going in opposite directions from each other
A deer jumped over the central reservation at junction 12, so Yuki braked hard.
collocation: jump over / cross the central reservation
The lorry crashed through the central reservation onto the other side of the motorway.
collocation: crash through the central reservation
Workers planted bushes along the central reservation to reduce motorway noise for nearby homes.
Tariq pulled onto the hard shoulder after seeing smoke near the central reservation.
A metal barrier on the central reservation stops cars from crossing into oncoming traffic.
The satnav told Lara to turn right, but she could not cross the central reservation.
Dahlia saw a gap in the central reservation and made a legal U-turn.
- median strip
American English equivalent; 'central reservation' is British English
- median
shorter American English term; same meaning
- divide
used in Australian and New Zealand English; less common in British English
文法句型
the central reservation
用法筆記
This term is used mainly in the UK and in countries that follow British road terminology. In the US, the same feature is called a 'median strip' or 'median'.