word choice - What do you call the empty/arid zones on both sides of a highway?


I'm referring to something like the brown areas in this picture:


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Answer



The edge of the road (as others have mentioned) is the shoulder.


Beyond the shoulder is the verge.


The whole strip of land the road follows is called a right-of-way in some places and a reserve in other places.


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