Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

devil strip

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables: dev-il strip
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The grassy area between the sidewalk and the street.

American usage

noun

The space between tracks on a streetcar line.

American usage

Etymology

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”).

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

devil strips (plural) devilstrip (alternative) devil's strip (alternative)

Phrases

hell strip no man's land

Frequently Paired Words

hell strip no man's land

Synonyms

list at tree lawn

Questions

What does devil strip mean?: The grassy area between the sidewalk and the street.
Where does devil strip come from?: 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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