Jersey barrier
noun [ C usually plural ] US (also jersey barrier) uk/ˌdʒɜː.zi ˈbær.i.ər/ us/ˌdʒɝː.zi ˈber.i.ɚ/ (also Jersey wall)
新泽西式护栏(区隔车流、阻断通行、保护行人的塑料或混凝土护栏)
a concrete or plastic object used to form a fence, for example to separate lines of traffic or to protect people walking or working on a road from being hit by cars
Jersey barriers were put up around the Washington Monument and the drives approaching the Capitol. 在华盛顿纪念碑周围和国会大厦附近的车道设置了新泽西式护栏。
The accident forced a tanker into the highway's Jersey barrier and it burst into flames. 事故迫使一辆油罐车撞到了高速公路的新泽西护栏上,然后起火了。
A tractor-trailer swerved to avoid an oncoming car and crashed through the Jersey walls into the water. 一辆半挂式卡车为避开迎面来的汽车而突然转向,在撞穿了新泽西护栏后坠入水中。
- More examples
- Jersey barriers ringed sensitive buildings to stop vehicles that might carry bombs.
- Now unsightly Jersey barriers line many of Washington, DC's grand boulevards.
- He said police may use six-foot-high fencing and jersey barriers.
- There is a Jersey barrier in the center of the southbound lanes of the bridge.
- Jersey walls block parking in front of the air traffic control tower.