refuge island

refuge island

English

Noun

refuge island (plural refuge islands)

1. 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

• pedestrian island
• pedestrian refuge

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

See also

• traffic island