nature strip
nature strip noun: an area of grass beside a roadway, possibly with a few trees or shrubs, lying between the roadway proper and the footpath, if there is one; a tree lawn.
Noun
nature strip (plural nature strips)
- An area of grass beside a roadway, possibly with a few trees or shrubs, lying between the roadway proper and the footpath, if there is one; a tree lawn.
- Dreamt I stood on a nature strip where a Kombi van was parked.1998, Helen Garner, How to End a Story: Collected Diaries 1978–1998, Text Publishing, published 2025, page 735
- There was a path across the nature strip that was frequently used by pedestrians to cross the service road.2004, Australian High Court, The Australian Law Journal Reports, volume 78, page 572
Forms of nature strip
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Questions about nature strip
- What does nature strip mean?
- Nature strip means an area of grass beside a roadway, possibly with a few trees or shrubs, lying between the roadway proper and the footpath, if there is one; a tree lawn.
- What part of speech is nature strip?
- Nature strip is a noun.
- What is the plural of nature strip?
- The plural of nature strip is nature strips.
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