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tactile paving

tactile paving noun: a system of textured ground surface indicators found on stairs, railway station platforms etc., to assist pedestrians who are visually impaired.

tactile paving: a system of textured ground surface indicators found on stairs, railway station platforms etc., to...
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Noun

tactile paving (uncountable)

  1. A 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

Questions about tactile paving

What does tactile paving mean?
Tactile paving means a system of textured ground surface indicators found on stairs, railway station platforms etc., to assist pedestrians who are visually impaired.
What part of speech is tactile paving?
Tactile paving is a noun.

Words near tactile paving in the dictionary

  1. tactile
  2. tactile graphics
  3. tactile ground surface indicator
  4. tactile ground surface indicators
  5. tactile necrophiliac
  6. tactile paving
  7. tactile paving slab
  8. tactile paving slabs
  9. tactile sign language
  10. tactile sign languages
  11. tactile walking surface indicator

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