tree lawn
Regional
- Meaning
- The grass strip between sidewalk and street.
- Type
- Regionalism
- Used in
- Cleveland, Ohio
What does “tree lawn” mean
Specific to Cleveland (and parts of NE Ohio). Other places call this a "devil's strip" (Akron), "parking strip" (PNW), "verge" (UK), "neutral ground" lookalike, or just "the grass by the curb." Cleveland is firm: tree lawn.