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hellstrip

hellstrip noun: a strip of land between a sidewalk and a street.

hellstrip: a strip of land between a sidewalk and a street
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Noun

hellstrip (plural hellstrips)

  1. A strip of land between a sidewalk and a street.

Synonyms of hellstrip

Forms of hellstrip

pluralhellstrips
alternative formhell strip

Origin of hellstrip

From hell + strip. Coined by American horticulturalist and author Lauren Springer Ogden in the 1990s. Compare devil strip.

Questions about hellstrip

What does hellstrip mean?
Hellstrip means a strip of land between a sidewalk and a street.
What part of speech is hellstrip?
Hellstrip is a noun.
What is the plural of hellstrip?
The plural of hellstrip is hellstrips.

Words near hellstrip in the dictionary

  1. hellspawns
  2. hellstew
  3. hellstews
  4. hellstorm
  5. hellstorms
  6. hellstrip
  7. hellstrips
  8. Hellstrom
  9. Hellstromism
  10. Hellstroms
  11. hellthread

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