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hard shoulder

noun

a paved strip beside a motorway (for stopping in emergencies)

• Hypernyms: ↑shoulder, ↑berm

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hard shoulder noun

A surfaced strip forming the outer edge of a motorway, used when stopping in an emergency

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Main Entry: ↑hard

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hard shoulder UK US noun [countable] [singular hard shoulder plural hard shoulders] british

an area at the side of a motorway where drivers can stop if they have problems

Thesaurus: roadside and its features_hyponym

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noun, pl ⋯ -ders [count]

Brit : ↑shoulder 5, 1

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ˌhard ˈshoulder [hard shoulder] (BrE) (US ˈbreakdown lane) noun singular

a strip of ground with a hard surface beside a major road such as a ↑motorway or ↑interstate where vehicles can stop in an emergency

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to pull over onto the hard shoulder/into the breakdown lane