neutral ground
US/ˈnuːtɹəl ɡraʊnd/
neutral ground noun: the median strip or central reservation between lanes of traffic in a divided highway.
Noun
neutral ground (plural neutral grounds)
- The median strip or central reservation between lanes of traffic in a divided highway.
- I just hope it's not the two guys who've been assigned to cut the grass on the neutral grounds for the past ten years; man, things would really be different around here without them.2005, Chris Rose, 1 Dead in Attic, Simon & Schuster, published 2015, page 32
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see neutral, ground.
- He arranged a Crush with the tribes. A meeting on neutral ground. He wanted to talk.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Normandy SR-1
neutral ground meaning in Tamil
neutral ground in Tamil
- நொதுமப்புள்ளி இணைப்பரப்பு
Forms of neutral ground
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Origin of neutral ground
(Sense 1) Per Chase (1979), probably the first explanation of the term neutral ground is by George Cable in 1884: "The people of New Orleans take pride in Canal street^([sic])... Its two distinct granite paved roadways are each forty feet wide, and the tree-bordered 'neutral ground' measures fifty-four feet across. It was 'neutral' when it divided between the French Quarter [i.e., the Creole section] and the Americans [the Anglo section] at the time when their municipality governments were distinct from each other." The Creole and Anglo sections of the city were historically antagonistic toward one another, making the small space between them a notable, if somewhat jocular, "neutral" space.
Questions about neutral ground
- What does neutral ground mean?
- Neutral ground means the median strip or central reservation between lanes of traffic in a divided highway.
- What is neutral ground in Tamil?
- Neutral ground in Tamil is நொதுமப்புள்ளி இணைப்பரப்பு. See Neutral ground meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is neutral ground?
- Neutral ground is a noun.
- How do you pronounce neutral ground?
- Neutral ground is pronounced /ˈnuːtɹəl ɡraʊnd/ (US).
- What is the plural of neutral ground?
- The plural of neutral ground is neutral grounds.
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