sharrow
n.— «These Shared Lane stencils are an entirely new type of bike lane marking for New York City. They are modeled after San Francisco’s “Sharrows.”» —“Birth of a Class III Bike Route” by Aaron Naparstek Streetsblog Nov. 13, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Ever wonder what medieval England looked and sounded like? In Old English, the word hord meant “treasure” and your wordhord was the treasure of words locked up inside you. A delightful new book uses the language of that period to create...
Centuries ago, monks who took a vow of silence developed their own hand signs, with hundreds of gestures, that are still in use today. Plus, how do speakers of different languages distinguish similar shades and tints of colors such as red, yellow...