traffic island
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traffic island
n.
A raised area over which cars may not pass, placed at a junction of thoroughfares or between opposing traffic lanes.
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traffic island
n
(Civil Engineering) a raised area in the middle of a road, designed as a guide for traffic and to provide a stopping place for pedestrians
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traf′fic is`land
n.
a raised or marked-off area between lanes of a roadway, used as a safety island, for separating lanes, etc.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() island - a zone or area resembling an island roadbed - a bed supporting a road |
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Translations
جَزيرَة مُرور
dopravní ostrůvek
trafikø
umferîareyja
cestný ostrov
orta kaldırım
traffic island
n → salvagente m, isola f spartitraffico invCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
traffic
(ˈtrӕfik) noun1. vehicles, aircraft, ships etc moving about. There's a lot of traffic on the roads / on the river.
2. trade, especially illegal or dishonest. the drug traffic.
verb – past tense, past participle ˈtrafficked – to deal or trade in, especially illegally or dishonestly. They were trafficking in smuggled goods.
ˈtrafficker noun a usually illegal or dishonest dealer. a trafficker in drugs.
traffic island a small pavement in the middle of a road, for pedestrians to stand on on their way across.
traffic jam a situation in which large numbers of road vehicles are prevented from proceeding freely.
traffic lights lights of changing colours for controlling traffic at road crossings etc. Turn left at the traffic lights.
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