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neutral area

neutral area noun: triangular area of road surface adjacent to the gore at a fork or merge, set off by painted lines and optionally covered in chevron markings.

neutral area: triangular area of road surface adjacent to the gore at a fork or merge, set off by painted lines...
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Noun

neutral area (plural neutral areas)

  1. (US) Triangular area of road surface adjacent to the gore at a fork or merge, set off by painted lines and optionally covered in chevron markings.
    Synonyms:
    channelization island, theoretical gore, ghost island

Synonyms of neutral area

Forms of neutral area

pluralneutral areas

Origin of neutral area

From neutral + area.

Questions about neutral area

What does neutral area mean?
Neutral area means triangular area of road surface adjacent to the gore at a fork or merge, set off by painted lines and optionally covered in chevron markings.
What part of speech is neutral area?
Neutral area is a noun.
What is the plural of neutral area?
The plural of neutral area is neutral areas.

Words near neutral area in the dictionary

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