(Noun, Archaic) Most often used by people who ride bikes to describe the part of the road that lies between the streetcar (aka tram, trolley) tracks. Scorchers & Wheelsmen (now: roadie & cyclist) originally rode here as it was the only paved part of the street. Now, because of the risk of crossing the tracks, one is lucky that they did not fall off their bicycle while manoeuvring to ride in this section of the street.
That truck was parked so poorly that I had to pass it in the devilstrip.
A four mile strip located on the east side of Lancaster, California along the eastern portion of Avenue I between Division Street and 25th Street East. This small strip of Avenue I is referred to by locals as the Gaza Strip because of it's extremely high crime rate, drugs, and poverty.
"So did you hear Daniel moved to the GazaStrip? So who cares that you get cheap housing, wait until you get robbed or killed out there!"