refuge island

English

Noun

refuge island (plural refuge islands)

A raised platform or other protective barrier in the middle of a street crossing, allowing pedestrians to pause safely in the middle of the road.

Synonyms

Translations

raised platform or other protective barrier in the middle of a street

Bulgarian: транспортен остров m (transporten ostrov)
Catalan: illot (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 安全島／安全岛 (zh) (ānquándǎo)
Danish: trafikø c
Finnish: liikenteenjakaja
German: Verkehrsinsel (de) f
Korean: 안전지대 (ko) (anjeonjidae)
Polish: azyl (pl) m
Russian: острово́к безопа́сности (ru) m (ostrovók bezopásnosti)
Spanish: isleta f
Swedish: refug (sv) c
Turkish: orta kaldırım, refüj (tr)

See also

traffic island

Further reading

refuge island on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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