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neutral ground

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neutral ground
n. Louisiana & Southern Mississippi
1. See median strip.
2. See parking.
Regional Note: The strip of grass dividing the opposing lanes of an avenue or a highway is known by a variety of terms in the United States. The most common term, used almost everywhere except westward from the Rocky Mountains, is median strip or median. In upstate New York it is also called a mall, and in Pennsylvania, a medial strip. In the Midwest the strip is also known as a meridian or a boulevard. In Louisiana and southern Mississippi the term used is neutral ground"as if the highway were a battle zone," observes Craig M. Carver in American Regional Dialects. See Note at parking.

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The Vannis' tent brought the town boys and the country girls together on neutral ground.
He had reached the neutral ground upon the outskirts of the town, which was neither town nor country, and yet was either spoiled, when his ears were invaded by the sound of music.
It was necessary to find some neutral ground on which an exchange could be made, and then to try and land these goods on the coast of France.
 
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