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Meaning of hard shoulder | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A verge to the side of a highway, which should be used only in case of an emergency (especially on a motorway)

Equivalents

Cymraeg llain galed
Deutsch Pannenstreifen Seitenstreifen Standstreifen
Ελληνικά ΛΕΑ
Español acotamiento arcén banquina berma camellón espaldón hombrillo hombro paseo
Suomi piennar
Français accotement stabilisé bande d'arrêt d'urgence
Bahasa Indonesia bahu jalan
Italiano corsia di emergenza
Kurdî berma
Nederlands pechstrook vluchtstrook

Examples

“As he neared a bridge over the East Coast Main Line near Great Heck, he lost control. His Land Rover left the carriageway and veered onto the hard shoulder before biting into the grass verge.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

hard sign hard skill hard sledding hard soap hard space hard start

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