safety island
- noun
- /ˈseɪfti ˈaɪlənd/
:
isla de seguridad
- The safety island provides a secure spot for pedestrians.
Examples
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She waited on the safety island until the signal changed before crossing to the other side.
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Buses now stop near the safety island so passengers can board more safely.
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The city installed a safety island at the busy intersection to help pedestrians cross the street safely.
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Many cities have built safety islands to protect pedestrians.
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The children waited on the safety island until the traffic light turned green.
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There is a safety island in the middle of the busy street where pedestrians can pause before crossing.
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During the construction, workers set up a safety island to protect pedestrians from passing vehicles.
Synonyms
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3.7
An area surrounded by different things, like a patch of trees in a field
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A raised area in the middle of a road where people wait and cars cannot go
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An area on a road where people can stand safely away from traffic
A raised area in the middle of a road where people can wait safely before crossing
Antonyms
How Safe
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound combines 'safety' (being protected) with 'island' (an isolated patch or enclave), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it refers to an isolated, protected spot in the roadway where pedestrians wait. This noun–noun compositional pattern is common and has clear cross-linguistic equivalents, making the meaning directly derivable from the constituents.
Etymology
The noun safety island comes from the idea of a small raised area in the middle of the road that acts like an island of safety, where people can stand away from traffic and 'wait' to cross the street.