devil strip

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The grassy area between the sidewalk and the street. US

词形变化

devil strips plural devil's strip alternative

词源

From devil + strip, from the area’s status as a no man's land between private and public property, devil or devil's in place names meaning
“barren, unproductive and unused”.
Compare devil's lane (“narrow area between two parallel fences”), devil's footstep (“barren spot of land”).
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