Jersey barrier
noun
: a concrete slab 32 inches high with slanted sides that is used in tandem with others to block or reroute traffic or to divide highways
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Over the past two years, trash has amassed in atypically large drifts against New Jersey barriers or tangled in chain-link fences like tumbleweed.
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Justin Beal, Harper's Magazine, 14 Dec. 2022
An Acura went in between Jersey barriers before hitting the workers and overturning, according to police.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 22 Mar. 2023
Just a few days later, someone reportedly smashed into the Jersey barriers surrounding one of the poles.
—Steve Annear, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Feb. 2023
One car veered off to the left, struck a Jersey barrier and caught fire, said Pete Piringer, spokesman for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue, which responded to the crash.
—Laura Meckler, Washington Post, 24 Dec. 2022
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Justin Beal, Harper's Magazine, 14 Dec. 2022
An Acura went in between Jersey barriers before hitting the workers and overturning, according to police.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 22 Mar. 2023
Just a few days later, someone reportedly smashed into the Jersey barriers surrounding one of the poles.
—Steve Annear, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Feb. 2023
One car veered off to the left, struck a Jersey barrier and caught fire, said Pete Piringer, spokesman for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue, which responded to the crash.
—Laura Meckler, Washington Post, 24 Dec. 2022
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“Jersey barrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Jersey%20barrier. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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