Meanings
plural tree lawns · alternative treelawn
- especially Upper Midwestern USA strip of unpaved land, especially if planted with trees, running alongside a street, usually between the sidewalk and street.
Detached sidewalks generally occur in residential areas and are normally separated from the curb by a tree lawn.
1998, D. Gail Abbey, U.S. Landscape Ordinances: An Annotated Reference HandbookSynonyms: berm, besidewalk, boulevard, boulevard strip, city easement, common, county strip, curb lawn
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA strip of unpaved land, especially if planted with trees, running alongside a street, usually between the sidewalk and street.
Translations
Finnish viherkaista
- viherkaistagrassy area between sidewalk and street
Russian газон
- газон (gazon)grassy area between sidewalk and street
Vietnamese ven (đường)
- ven (đường)grassy area between sidewalk and street
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