| 单词 | safety island |
| 释义 | > as lemmassafety island safety island n. U.S. a raised or marked area in a road to provide a safe stopping point for crossing pedestrians and to direct the flow of traffic; = refuge n. 4c. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > parts of road > [noun] > portion for safety of pedestrians street island1853 island1869 refuge1869 street refuge1879 traffic island1887 safety island1893 safety isle1902 safety zone1915 1893 Rep. & Proc. Belfast Nat. Hist. & Philos. Soc. 1891–2 44 The York Street subway will be ventilated by cast-iron openings in the street... These will be..used as safety islands for foot passengers on the street level. 1933 Sun (Baltimore) 4 Apr. 3/4 Safety islands were placed in the middle of some of Cambridge's principal thoroughfares to safeguard the lives of pedestrians. 2005 J. S. Ammeson St. Joseph County's Hist. River Country iv. 57 (caption) The city discontinued use of the safety islands when a man under the influence drove into both of them during the 1920s. < as lemmas |
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