Phrase guide
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noun
The grassy area between the sidewalk and the street.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Qualifier: Akron; Ohio; Akron; Ohio
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noun
The space between tracks on a streetcar line.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Qualifier: Akron; Ohio; Akron; Ohio
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History
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”).
