devil strip

noun

The grassy area between the sidewalk and the street.

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Meanings

noundevil strip (plural devil strips)

plural devil strips · alternative devilstrip · alternative devil's strip

  1. USAkron; Ohio; Akron; OhioThe grassy area between the sidewalk and the street.
  2. USAkron; Ohio; Akron; OhioThe space between tracks on a streetcar line.

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Origin

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”).

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APA

devil strip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devil%20strip

MLA

“devil strip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devil%20strip. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “devil strip,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devil%20strip.

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