SOFT SHOULDER


Meaning of SOFT SHOULDER in English

( soft shoulders)

On a busy road such as a freeway, the soft shoulder is the area at the side of the road where vehicles are allowed to stop in an emergency. ( AM; in BRIT, use hard shoulder )

N-COUNT : usu the N in sing

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