safety isle
- noun
:
isla de seguridad
- The city installed a safety isle in the middle of the busy intersection to protect pedestrians.
Examples
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Children waited on the safety isle before crossing to the other side of the road.
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Please wait on the safety isle until the light turns green.
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After the renovations, each crosswalk now leads directly to a safety isle for added security.
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The safety isles along the busy street are well marked.
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The city installed a safety isle in the middle of the busy intersection to protect pedestrians.
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After the renovations, each crosswalk now leads directly to a safety isle for added security.
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Children waited on the safety isle before crossing to the other side of the road.
Synonyms
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2.5
A raised area in the middle of a road where people wait and cars cannot go
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2.7
An area on a road where people can stand safely away from traffic
A raised area in the road where people wait safely to cross
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
safety + isle
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'safety' (being protected from danger) with 'isle' (an island/raised area): a safe island or refuge area separated from traffic is a straightforward compositional reading. Although the spelling 'isle' is less common than 'island' or 'aisle' in this context, the underlying 'safe + place' logic is transparent and cross-linguistically accessible to learners who know the constituents.
Etymology
The compound noun safety isle comes from the image of a small isle like an 'island' in the middle of the road where people can stand away from cars. That's why it means 'a safe place on the road for pedestrians'.