hard shoulder
hard shoulder noun: a verge to the side of a highway, which should be used only in case of an emergency (especially on a motorway).
Noun
hard shoulder (plural hard shoulders)
- A verge to the side of a highway, which should be used only in case of an emergency (especially on a motorway)
- As he neared a bridge over the East Coast Main Line near Great Heck, he lost control. His Land Rover left the carriageway and veered onto the hard shoulder before biting into the grass verge.2021 February 24, Greg Morse, “Great Heck: a tragic chain of events”, in RAIL, number 925, page 38
- Synonyms:
- breakdown lane
hard shoulder meaning in Indonesian
hard shoulder in Indonesian
- verge to the side of a highway
- bahu jalan
Synonyms of hard shoulder
Forms of hard shoulder
| plural | hard shoulders |
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Questions about hard shoulder
- What does hard shoulder mean?
- Hard shoulder means a verge to the side of a highway, which should be used only in case of an emergency (especially on a motorway).
- What is hard shoulder in Indonesian?
- Hard shoulder in Indonesian is bahu jalan. See Hard shoulder meaning in Indonesian.
- What part of speech is hard shoulder?
- Hard shoulder is a noun.
- What is the plural of hard shoulder?
- The plural of hard shoulder is hard shoulders.
Words near hard shoulder in the dictionary
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