hard shoulder

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hard shoulder

noun hard shoulders

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

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noun verge to the side of a highway

Español	acotamiento, arcén, banquina, berma, espaldón, hombrillo
中文	硬路肩 yìnglùjiān
Français	bande d'arrêt d'urgence, accotement stabilisé
Deutsch	Standstreifen, Seitenstreifen
Italiano	corsia di emergenza
Ελληνικά	ΛΕΑ LEA
Română	bandă de urgență

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@misc{hard_shoulder_2026,
  title = {hard shoulder},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hard%20shoulder},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}