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an area provided for the safety of pedestrians from vehicular traffic, as between lanes on a busy street or highway.[1930-35]
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safety island
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safety\ island — • safety island • safety zone noun A raised area in a highway or road to be used only by people walking. John was half way across the street when the light changed. He stayed on the safety island until it changed again … Словарь американских идиом
safety island — ☆ safety island n. SAFETY ZONE … English World dictionary
Safety Island — (coord|67|31|S|63|54|E|) is a small coastal island 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Cape Daly. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936 37. First visited in 1954 by an ANARE (Australian… … Wikipedia
safety island — noun a curbed area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded; provides safe area for pedestrians • Syn: ↑traffic island, ↑safety isle, ↑safety zone • Hypernyms: ↑island • Part Holonyms: ↑roadbed * * * … Useful english dictionary
safety island — or[safety zone] {n.} A raised area in a highway or road to be used only by people walking. * /John was half way across the street when the light changed. He stayed on the safety island until it changed again./ … Dictionary of American idioms
safety island — or[safety zone] {n.} A raised area in a highway or road to be used only by people walking. * /John was half way across the street when the light changed. He stayed on the safety island until it changed again./ … Dictionary of American idioms
safety island — noun An area of roadway from which traffic is excluded so as to provide safety for pedestrians; a traffic island … Wiktionary
safety island — see safety zone … English dictionary
safety island — safe area on road that provides pedestrian safety … English contemporary dictionary
safety island — noun (C) AmE a traffic island … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
