tactile paving

noun

A system of textured ground surface indicators found on stairs, railway station platforms etc., to assist pedestrians who are visually impaired.

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Meanings

nountactile paving (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA system of textured ground surface indicators found on stairs, railway station platforms etc., to assist pedestrians who are visually impaired.

    Weymouth: The station (and also Upwey) has had tactile paving laid on the platform edges. It has also been cleaned and repainted.

    2021 December 29, Howard Johnston, “Regional News: Southern”, in RAIL, number 947, page 21

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
tenji block

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 盲道
  • 盲道 (mángdào)Translations
Finnish opaslaattajärjestelmä
  • opaslaattajärjestelmäTranslations
German Bodenleitsystem, Blindenleitsystem
  • BodenleitsystemTranslations
  • BlindenleitsystemTranslations
  • taktile MarkierungTranslations
  • taktiles LeitsystemTranslations
Italian percorso Loges, percorso tattile
  • percorso LogesTranslations
  • percorso tattileTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

tactile paving. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tactile%20paving

MLA

“tactile paving.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tactile%20paving. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tactile paving,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tactile%20paving.

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