refuge island

noun

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.

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pedestrian islandpedestrian refuge
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Meanings

nounrefuge island (plural refuge islands)

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA raised platform or other protective barrier in the middle of a street crossing, allowing pedestrians to pause safely in the middle of the road.

Similar
pedestrian islandpedestrian refuge
Also see
safety islandtraffic island

Translations

Bulgarian транспортен остров
  • транспортен остров (transporten ostrov)raised platform or other protective barrier in the middle of a street
Catalan illot
  • illotraised platform or other protective barrier in the middle of a street
Chinese Mandarin 安全島 /安全岛
  • 安全島 /安全岛 (ānquándǎo)raised platform or other protective barrier in the middle of a street
Danish trafikø
  • trafikøraised platform or other protective barrier in the middle of a street
Finnish liikenteenjakaja
  • liikenteenjakajaraised platform or other protective barrier in the middle of a street
German Verkehrsinsel
  • Verkehrsinselraised platform or other protective barrier in the middle of a street
Korean 안전지대
  • 안전지대 (anjeonjidae)raised platform or other protective barrier in the middle of a street
Norwegian Bokmål trafikkøy, refuge
  • trafikkøyraised platform or other protective barrier in the middle of a street
  • refugeraised platform or other protective barrier in the middle of a street
Polish azyl, wysepka
  • azylraised platform or other protective barrier in the middle of a street
  • wysepkaraised platform or other protective barrier in the middle of a street
Russian острово́к безопа́сности
  • острово́к безопа́сности (ostrovók bezopásnosti)raised platform or other protective barrier in the middle of a street
Spanish isleta
  • isletaraised platform or other protective barrier in the middle of a street
Swedish refug
  • refugraised platform or other protective barrier in the middle of a street
Turkish orta kaldırım, refüj
  • orta kaldırımraised platform or other protective barrier in the middle of a street
  • refüjraised platform or other protective barrier in the middle of a street
Cite this entry
APA

refuge island. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refuge%20island

MLA

“refuge island.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refuge%20island. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “refuge island,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refuge%20island.

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