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nature strip1
noun a grassed strip of land between the front boundary of a residential block and the edge of the road. Compare footpath, verge.
Contributor's comments: In Tasmania the "nature strip" more usually is a divider between lanes, rather than at the edge of the road, although I may have heard both usages.
Contributor's comments: Nature strip is also used in the ACT in the same context.
Contributor's comments: Strip of land between the road and the footpath or property boundary: "I've just mown the nature strip."
Contributor's comments: [Melbourne informant] The land between the road and the front property boundary, excluding any footpath: "I put the bin out on the nature strip."
Contributor's comments: Most of Brisbane doesn't have footpaths! The footpath is the cement or ashphalt walkway between the fenceline and the naturestrip.
nature strip2
noun a grassed strip of land between two lanes of a major road.
Contributor's comments: In Tasmania the "nature strip" more usually is a divider between lanes, rather than at the edge of the road, although I may have heard both usages.
Contributor's comments: We [Sydney informant] always referred to the 'Nature Strip' as the strip of grass down the middle of a divided road (had grass or trees growing on it).
Contributor's comments: Nature strip is also used in some parts of NSW, such as the Southern Highlands.