double yellow line
noun [C usually plural]Definition
› in Britain, two lines of yellow paint that are put along the side of a road to show that vehicles may never be parked there: It's an offence to park on double yellow lines. → See also yellow lineRoad surfaces and features
(Definition of double yellow line noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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