devil strip
The tree-lined grassy area to the right is a devil strip
Meaning
Noun
Related
Similar words
- See list at tree lawn.
Origin
- devil + strip, from the area’s status as a no man's land between private and public property, devil or devil in place names meaning
- “barren, unproductive and unused”.
- Compare devil's lane, devil's footstep.
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