tree lawn
See also: treelawn
English
Noun
tree lawn (plural tree lawns)
- (Midwestern US) The grassy area between the sidewalk and the street.
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Usage notes
Designation of this area varies significantly from dialect to dialect; some dialects and idiolects do not include a term for this area,[1] and instead use a circumlocution.[2] The most common designations are "planting strip", "parking strip", "nature strip" and "tree lawn".
Synonyms
(grassy area between sidewalk and street): berm (regional, with other meanings), curb strip, devil strip / devil's strip (Akron, Ohio), nature strip (Australia), parkway (Chicago, Illinois), parking strip, planting strip, sidewalk buffer, utility strip, county strip, verge (England, Australia, New Zealand), neutral ground
Translations
grassy area between sidewalk and street
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See also
References
- ^ The triumph of slang (dead link) , John A. C. Greppin, 2002-02-01
- ^ Full Metal Racket: The perverse thrill of metal detecting, the world's worst hobby., by Emily Yoffe, Slate, 2003-08-18, refers to the area as “the grassy strip that runs along the street side of many D.C. sidewalks”.