traffic island

traffic island

n. A raised area over which cars may not pass, placed at a junction of thoroughfares or between opposing traffic lanes.

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

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.

Thesaurus

Noun

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traffic island - a curbed area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded; provides safe area for pedestrianssafety island, safety isle, safety zoneisland - a zone or area resembling an islandroadbed - a bed supporting a road

Translations

安全岛

traffic

(ˈtrӕfik) noun1. vehicles, aircraft, ships etc moving about. There's a lot of traffic on the roads / on the river. 交通 交通2. trade, especially illegal or dishonest. the drug traffic. 非法交易 非法交易 verb – past tense, past participle ˈtrafficked – to deal or trade in, especially illegally or dishonestly. They were trafficking in smuggled goods. 做非法交易 做非法交易ˈtrafficker noun a usually illegal or dishonest dealer. a trafficker in drugs. 非法交易商販 非法交易商贩traffic island a small pavement in the middle of a road, for pedestrians to stand on on their way across. (交通術語)安全島 （交通术语）安全岛 traffic jam a situation in which large numbers of road vehicles are prevented from proceeding freely. 交通擁擠 交通拥挤traffic lights lights of changing colours for controlling traffic at road crossings etc. Turn left at the traffic lights. 交通號誌 红绿灯（交通用语） traffic wardenwarden