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platform screen door

platform screen door noun: one of a series of doors at a train or subway station, at the edge of a platform, that prevent access beyond the platform when there is no train to be boarded.

Noun

platform screen door (plural platform screen doors)

  1. One of a series of doors at a train or subway station, at the edge of a platform, that prevent access beyond the platform when there is no train to be boarded.
    • They will feature wider gangways for better wheelchair accessibility, as well as compatibility with platform screen doors - should these ever be introduced in the future.2023 August 9, “Network News: SPT delighted with testing of new Glasgow Subway trains”, in RAIL, number 989, page 24

platform screen door meaning in Arabic

platform screen door in Arabic

one of a series of doors at a train or subway station
أَبْوَاب المِنَصَّة ʔabwāb al-minaṣṣa

Synonyms of platform screen door

Forms of platform screen door

pluralplatform screen doors

Questions about platform screen door

What does platform screen door mean?
Platform screen door means one of a series of doors at a train or subway station, at the edge of a platform, that prevent access beyond the platform when there is no train to be boarded.
What is platform screen door in Arabic?
Platform screen door in Arabic is أَبْوَاب المِنَصَّة (ʔabwāb al-minaṣṣa). See Platform screen door meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is platform screen door?
Platform screen door is a noun.
What is the plural of platform screen door?
The plural of platform screen door is platform screen doors.

Words near platform screen door in the dictionary

  1. platform loops
  2. platform rocker
  3. platform rockers
  4. platform scale
  5. platform scales
  6. platform screen door
  7. platform screen doors
  8. platform shoe
  9. platform shoes
  10. platform tennis
  11. platform ticket

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