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traffic island

Syllables: traf·fic is·landUK/ˌtɹæfɪk ˈaɪlənd/

traffic island noun: a raised or otherwise marked area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded, so as to direct the traffic flow and provide a safe place for pedestrians to wait while crossing the road.

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Noun

traffic island (plural traffic islands)

  1. (UK) A raised or otherwise marked area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded, so as to direct the traffic flow and provide a safe place for pedestrians to wait while crossing the road.
  2. (obsolete, rare) An area where rail traffic is low.

traffic island meaning in Tamil, Malay and Indonesian

traffic island in Tamil

சாலைத் திட்டு

traffic island in Malay

raised or marked area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded
pulau lalu lintas, pulau pembahagi lalu lintas

traffic island in Indonesian

raised or marked area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded
pulau jalan, pulau lalu lintas

Synonyms of traffic island

All synonyms of traffic island

Forms of traffic island

pluraltraffic islands

Origin of traffic island

From traffic (noun) + island (noun).

Words that rhyme with traffic island

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Questions about traffic island

What does traffic island mean?
Traffic island means a raised or otherwise marked area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded, so as to direct the traffic flow and provide a safe place for pedestrians to wait while crossing the road.
What is traffic island in Tamil?
Traffic island in Tamil is சாலைத் திட்டு. See Traffic island meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is traffic island?
Traffic island is a noun.
How do you pronounce traffic island?
Traffic island is pronounced /ˌtɹæfɪk ˈaɪlənd/ (UK).
What is the plural of traffic island?
The plural of traffic island is traffic islands.

Words near traffic island in the dictionary

  1. traffic engineering
  2. traffic furniture
  3. traffic garden
  4. traffic generator
  5. traffic generators
  6. traffic island
  7. traffic islands
  8. traffic jam
  9. traffic jams
  10. traffic lead
  11. traffic leash

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Adapted from Wiktionary: traffic island (page history and authors); traffic island (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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