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central reservation

central reservation noun: the area which separates opposing lanes of traffic on a motorway or dual carriageway.

Noun

central reservation (plural central reservations)

  1. (Ireland, UK) The area which separates opposing lanes of traffic on a motorway or dual carriageway.
    • The driver of one of the cars had come through the windscreen. He was lying on his back on the central reservation like the effigy on an old church tomb.2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 26
    • (UK)

Synonyms of central reservation

Forms of central reservation

pluralcentral reservations

Questions about central reservation

What does central reservation mean?
Central reservation means the area which separates opposing lanes of traffic on a motorway or dual carriageway.
What part of speech is central reservation?
Central reservation is a noun.
What is the plural of central reservation?
The plural of central reservation is central reservations.

Words near central reservation in the dictionary

  1. central processing unit
  2. central processing units
  3. Central Province
  4. Central Provinces
  5. Central Region
  6. central reservation
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  8. central retinal arteries
  9. central retinal artery
  10. central sensitisation
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