Jersey wall

See also: jersey wall

English

A Jersey wall separating lanes of traffic

Alternative forms

• jersey wall

Noun

Jersey wall (plural Jersey walls)

1. A low wall made of Jersey barriers used to separate lanes of traffic.
   • 1991, Richard A. Beal, Highway 17: The Road to Santa Cruz, →ISBN, page 147:

     At the end of a Jersey wall section, plastic or metal barrels are placed to protect cars.

   • 1996, West's federal supplement. [First Series.] - Volume 900, page 790:

     The most northerly lane is separated from the other three lanes by a "Jersey wall" composed of concrete barriers.

   • 2012, David Klinger, Into the Kill Zone: A Cop's Eye View of Deadly Force, →ISBN:

     When he hit the Jersey wall separating the north and southbound traffic, he sent up a huge cloud of dust that I couldn't see through.