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What (who) is central reservation - definition
RESERVED AREA THAT SEPARATES OPPOSING LANES OF TRAFFIC ON DIVIDED ROADWAYS
Highway median; Median (highway); Median (road); Road median; Central Reservation; Central reservation; Street median; Traffic median
![Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia]] has been made into a garden feature of the town, wide enough to accommodate features such as [[flowerbed]]s and [[street furniture]] like benches and postboxes.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/From-Rotunda-Looking-West-Bairnsdale-Vic.jpg?width=200 "Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia]] has been made into a garden feature of the town, wide enough to accommodate features such as [[flowerbed]]s and [[street furniture]] like benches and postboxes.")
![A grass median strip on [[Interstate 80]] in Pennsylvania, United States](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Interstate 80 in Hemlock Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania.JPG?width=200 "A grass median strip on [[Interstate 80]] in Pennsylvania, United States")
![Ireland]] and [[South Africa]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ireland Road Lanes.svg?width=200 "Ireland]] and [[South Africa]].")
![N11 road]] near [[Dublin]], Ireland](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/N11 dual-carriageway median barrier.jpg?width=200 "N11 road]] near [[Dublin]], Ireland")
![A California arterial road median with decorative [[cobblestone]]s inset](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Rockmedian.jpg?width=200 "A California arterial road median with decorative [[cobblestone]]s inset")
![[[Japan National Route 423]] in [[Kita-ku, Osaka]] with the [[Osaka Metro Midōsuji Line]] in the median.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Shin-Mido-Suji on Higashi-Mikuni.jpg?width=200 "[[Japan National Route 423]] in [[Kita-ku, Osaka]] with the [[Osaka Metro Midōsuji Line]] in the median.")
![The [[Kwinana Freeway]] in [[Perth]], [[Australia]] contains the [[Mandurah railway line]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Perth skyline and Kwinana Freeway 2009.jpg?width=200 "The [[Kwinana Freeway]] in [[Perth]], [[Australia]] contains the [[Mandurah railway line]]")
![Median strip tramway in [[Bremen]], [[Germany]], an example of a median strip occupied by a [[tramway track]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bremen-havenspoor.JPG?width=200 "Median strip tramway in [[Bremen]], [[Germany]], an example of a median strip occupied by a [[tramway track]].")
![line 2]] of the [[Santiago Metro]] in its median.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/J24 688 U-Bahn-Linie 2, Zug Richtung La Cisterna.jpg?width=200 "line 2]] of the [[Santiago Metro]] in its median.")
![commuter trains]] running in its median.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/20070523-4124-NERATZIOTISA.jpg?width=200 "commuter trains]] running in its median.")
central reservation
(central reservations)
The central reservation is the strip of ground, often covered with grass, that separates the two sides of a major road. (BRIT; in AM, use median
, median strip
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, median strip
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central reservation
¦ noun Brit. the strip of land between the carriageways of a motorway or other major road.
median strip
(median strips)
The median strip is the strip of ground, often covered with grass, that separates the two sides of a major road. (AM; in BRIT, use central reservation
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Wikipedia
Median strip
The median strip, central reservation, roadway median, or traffic median is the reserved area that separates opposing lanes of traffic on divided roadways such as divided highways, dual carriageways, freeways, and motorways. The term also applies to divided roadways other than highways, including some major streets in urban or suburban areas. The reserved area may simply be paved, but commonly it is adapted to other functions; for example, it may accommodate decorative landscaping, trees, a median barrier, or railway, rapid transit, light rail, or streetcar lines.
Examples of use of central reservation
1. A group of Islamist women clashed verbally with secular women protesting on the square‘s central reservation.
2. It is also engaged in the purchase and sale of shares, central reservation and portfolio management.
3. The vehicle skidded in wet conditions and hit the central reservation, ending up upside down.
4. You do get funny looks from people when they see a burger van in the middle of the central reservation.
5. Police set up road blocks on the M11 in Essex while they retrieved it on the central reservation.