soft shoulder

noun

A road shoulder made of gravel rather than asphalt or concrete.

Meanings

nounsoft shoulder (plural soft shoulders)

plural soft shoulders

  1. A road shoulder made of gravel rather than asphalt or concrete.
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APA

soft shoulder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20shoulder

MLA

“soft shoulder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20shoulder. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soft shoulder,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20shoulder.

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