neutral ground

neutral-ground的词性：
n.Louisiana Southern Mississippi （名词）【路易斯安娜州】 【密西西比南部】

1. See median strip
参见 median strip

neutral-ground的注释：

2. The strip of grass dividing the opposing lanes of an avenue or a highway is known by a variety of terms in the United States. The most common term is median strip or median. In upstate New York it is called a mall, and in Pennsylvania, a medial strip. In the Upper Midwest the strip is known as a meridian, a boulevard, or a boulevard strip. In Louisiana and southern Mississippi the term used is neutral ground— “as if the highway were a battle zone,” observes Craig M. Carver in American Regional Dialects.
为了将街道或高速公路的两条方向相反车道分开的带状草坪。在美国有多种术语来指称。最常见的是median strip 或 median ， 在纽约州北部它被称为mall ， 在宾夕法尼亚洲称medial strip 。 在中西部地区以北该带称为meridian 、 boulevard、 或 boulevard strip 。 在路易斯安娜州或密西西北南部用neurtal ground “仿佛高速公路是战区”， 克雷格M.卡弗尔在美国地区方言 中这样加以评论