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SAFETY ISLAND
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A curbed area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded; provides safe area for pedestrians
Synonyms:
safety island; safety isle; safety zone; traffic island
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("safety island" is a kind of...):
island (a zone or area resembling an island)
Holonyms ("safety island" is a part of...):
roadbed (a bed supporting a road)