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safety island

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.69 in modern English

Syllables
safe-ty is-land
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of traffic island (“a raised or otherwise marked area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded, so as to direct the traffic flow and provide a safe place for pedestrians to wait while crossing the road”).

American usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

safety islands (plural)

Synonyms

pedestrian island pedestrian refuge refuge refuge island traffic island safety isle safety zone

Questions

What does safety island mean?
Synonym of traffic island (“a raised or otherwise marked area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded, so as to direct the traffic flow and provide a safe place for pedestrians to wait while crossing the road”).

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