warning track
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[edit]Noun
[edit]warning track (plural warning tracks)
- (softball, baseball) The dirt or other material on the edge of a baseball or softball field that warns a player that he or she is approaching the fence, especially the portion in the outfield.
- Fly ball to deep center. Shelby goes back and makes the catch on the warning track.
- (sports) A non-racing surface at the margin of a racing course, representing the edge of the race track.
- (automotive, informal) A non-driving surface at the edge of a road, with a different surfacing warning drivers of the approach to the edge of the road, as part of the shoulder of a road.
- Coordinate terms: rumble strip, shoulder