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devil strip

devil strip noun: the grassy area between the sidewalk and the street.

devil strip: the grassy area between the sidewalk and the street
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Noun

devil strip (plural devil strips)

  1. (US, Akron, Ohio) The grassy area between the sidewalk and the street.
  2. (US, Akron, Ohio) The space between tracks on a streetcar line.

Synonyms of devil strip

  • list at tree lawn

Forms of devil strip

pluraldevil strips
alternative formdevilstrip
alternative formdevil's strip

Origin of devil strip

From devil + strip, from the area’s status as a no man's land between private and public property, devil or devil's in place names meaning “barren, unproductive and unused”. Compare devil's lane (“narrow area between two parallel fences”), devil's footstep (“barren spot of land”).

Questions about devil strip

What does devil strip mean?
Devil strip means the grassy area between the sidewalk and the street.
What part of speech is devil strip?
Devil strip is a noun.
What is the plural of devil strip?
The plural of devil strip is devil strips.

Words near devil strip in the dictionary

  1. devil sign
  2. devil signs
  3. devil smoke
  4. devil stick
  5. devil sticks
  6. devil strip
  7. devil strips
  8. devil take the hindmost
  9. devil to pay
  10. devil wagon
  11. devil wagons

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