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PRONUNCIATION OF HARD SHOULDER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HARD SHOULDER

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Hard shoulder is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HARD SHOULDER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hard shoulder

Shoulder (road)

A shoulder, often serving as an emergency stopping lane, is a reserved lane by the verge of a road or motorway, on the right in countries which drive on the right, or on the left side in Japan, the UK, Australia, and other left-side driving countries. Many wider U.S. freeways have shoulders on both sides of each directional carriageway, in the median as well as at the outer edges of the road, for additional safety. Typically the shoulder is not for use by moving traffic. Shoulders have multiple uses, including: ▪ In the event of an emergency or breakdown, a motorist can pull into the shoulder to get out of the flow of traffic and obtain a greater degree of safety. ▪ Emergency vehicles such as ambulances and police cars may use the shoulder to bypass traffic congestion. ▪ Active traffic management, used on busy multi-lane roads, may allow 'hard shoulder running' by general traffic at reduced speeds during periods of high traffic volumes. ▪ In some places a 'Bus bypass shoulder' may be provided which allows bus services to pass stationary traffic.

Definition of hard shoulder in the English dictionary

The definition of hard shoulder in the dictionary is a surfaced verge running along the edge of a motorway for emergency stops.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HARD SHOULDER

hard pad
hard palate
hard paste
hard porn
hard power
hard put
hard right
hard rock
hard roe
hard rubber
hard sauce
hard science
hard scientist
hard sell
hard standing
hard tack
hard tick
hard up
hard wheat
hard yards

WORDS THAT END LIKE HARD SHOULDER

asmoulder
boulder
cold shoulder
cold-shoulder
cover-shoulder
folder
foulder
frozen shoulder
give someone the cold shoulder
have a chip on one´s shoulder
holder
in the eye of the beholder
moulder
off-the-shoulder
older
shoulder
shoulder to shoulder
smoulder
soft shoulder
the cold shoulder

Synonyms and antonyms of hard shoulder in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «hard shoulder» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HARD SHOULDER

Find out the translation of hard shoulder to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hard shoulder from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hard shoulder» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

路肩
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

arcén
570 millions of speakers

English

hard shoulder
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कठिन कंधे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حَارَةُ الطَوَارِئ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обочина
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

acostamento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হার্ড কাঁধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bande d’arrêt d’urgence
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

bahu keras
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Seitenstreifen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

路肩
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

포장 갓길
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pundhak hard
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làn dừng xe khẩn cấp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடின தோள்பட்டை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मजबूत खांदा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sert omuz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

corsia d’emergenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

utwardzone pobocze
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

узбіччя
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bandă de refugiu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σημείο στάθμευσης εκτάκτου ανάγκης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hard skouer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vägren
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

veiskulder med fast dekke
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hard shoulder

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HARD SHOULDER»

The term «hard shoulder» is regularly used and occupies the 81.508 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HARD SHOULDER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hard shoulder

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HARD SHOULDER»

Discover the use of hard shoulder in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hard shoulder and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Hard Shoulder
O'Grady comes home from jail to a Kilburn weathering the onset of a harsh new climate. This is Mrs Thatcher's Britain; a place he recognises, but he feels lost in it.
Christopher Petit, 2001
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Notes from the Hard Shoulder
Top Gear presenter and columnist for the Daily Telegraph James May brings together another brilliant collection of his most controversial and humorous writing.
James May, 2009
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Traffic Signs Manual
D6.9 HARD SHOULDER WORKING D6.9.1 The requirements for signing on the hard shoulder are shown on Plan DC1. Designers need to take into account the fact that motorists in difficulty may need access to the coned-off area of the hard ...
Great Britain: Department for Transport, 2006
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The official DSA theory test for car drivers and the ...
You must (9 G) (D (9 pull onto the hard shoulder leave at the next exit stop and wait 9.51 NI EXEMPT Mark one answer You are on a three-lane motorway. A red cross is shown above the hard shoulder and mandatory speed limits above all ...
Driving Standards Agency, 2011
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The official DSA theory test for motorcyclists
j RES s1 1, l-lC r270 On a moton/vay you may ONLY stop on the hard shoulder O in an emergency if you feel tired and need to rest if you go past the exit that you wanted to take OOO to pick up a hitchhiker You are intending to leave the ...
Driving Standards Agency, 2011
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The official DSA theory test for drivers of large vehicles
This is the official guide to the multiple choice part of the theory test for drivers of large vehicles, covering large goods vehicles (LGVs) or passenger carrying vehicles (PCVs).
Driving Standards Agency, 2011
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The Motorway Achievement
The persistence of about 250 casualties a year on the hard shoulders, and the particular loss of six vehicle recovery operatives in 1998, led to a joint initiative of the AA and RAC and so to the Hard Shoulder and Roadside Safety Group.
Ron Bridle, Peter Baldwin, John Porter (M.S.), 2004
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Phraseologie: ein internationales Handbuch zeitgenössischer ...
This is illustrated in table 90.3. for the set phrase the hard shoulder and its synonyms. Tab. 90.3: Frequency of 'the hard shoulder ' and synonyms This table shows that the hard shoulder is obviously a British phrase, as its frequency on British ...
Harald Burger, 2007
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Developments in Risk-based Approaches to Safety: Proceedings ...
The hard shoulder will be used for running between but not through junctions, i.e. for exiting at the next junction. It will normally only be opened during peak morning and evening periods when the traffic flows reach a defined threshold, prior to ...
Felix Redmill, Safety-Critical Systems Club, Tom Anderson, 2007
10
Procurement of the M25 private finance contract: Highways Agency
Management of the procurement: consideration of alternative solutions 15 The Agency, taking account of the initial result of trials for hard shoulder running and acting on legal advice, did not pursue potentially cheaper variant bids for this ...
Great Britain: National Audit Office, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HARD SHOULDER»

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National Grid staff safe after coach fire - Warwick Courier
A spokeswoman for National Grid said after the driver noticed an engine warning light flashing, he immediately pulled onto the hard shoulder ... «Warwick Courier, Jul 15»
2
Lorry fire on M602 motorway in Salford causes delays - Manchester …
The HGV was seen in flames on the hard shoulder between junctions 2 and 3 near Eccles on Tuesday afternoon. The incident caused smoke ... «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»
3
Police escort Brazilian cycling team off highway in Toronto | road.cc
The cyclists spent the whole time riding on the hard shoulder, and will not be fined the $110 that riding a bike on the road in question would ... «road.cc, Jul 15»
4
News & Star | News | Road rage driver loses dangerous driving appeal
Driving a BMW, Mounsey overtook, braked and then swerved in front of a lorry which was forced off the road and on to the hard shoulder. It was ... «News & Star, Jul 15»
5
M25 TRAFFIC: Two accidents on the M25 causing severe delays …
M25 Surrey - Queuing traffic on M25 clockwise before J11, A317 (Chertsey), because of an accident, which is now on the hard shoulder. All lanes have been ... «MK News, Jul 15»
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Driver evacuates bus on N18 after blow-out | The Clare Herald
... along the dual-carriageway however the driver managed to maintain control of his vehicle and bring it to a safe stop in the hard shoulder. «The Clare Herald, Jul 15»
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Man in critical condition after M1 crash near Newport Pagnell - CitiBlog
A green Peugeot 306 left the carriageway and collided with trees and shrubs off the hard shoulder. The driver, a 40-year-old man from ... «CitiBlog, Jul 15»
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Relief for commuters as new N11 road to Dublin opens months …
... carriageway with a narrow cross section, poor overtaking opportunities and no hard shoulder over the northern half,' Minister Donohoe said. «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
9
Tandem cyclists blasted for M55 jaunt - Blackpool Gazette
... spokesman said: “We were called to the M55 between junctions four and three, eastbound, to reports of a tandem on the hard shoulder. «Blackpool Gazette, Jul 15»
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Nicolas Roche: All I can think of is 'I just missed a stage win at the …
Afraid we would be stuck for ages and possibly miss our start, our DS Nicolas Portal began to drive up the hard shoulder in an effort to get past ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»

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