Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neutral area

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English

Syllables: neu-tral area
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Triangular area of road surface adjacent to the gore at a fork or merge, set off by painted lines and optionally covered in chevron markings.

American usage

Etymology

From neutral + area.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

neutral areas (plural)

Phrases

neutral ground

Frequently Paired Words

neutral ground

Synonyms

channelization island theoretical gore ghost island

Questions

What does neutral area mean?: Triangular area of road surface adjacent to the gore at a fork or merge, set off by painted lines and optionally covered in chevron markings.
Where does neutral area come from?: From neutral + area.

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