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Noun: safety isle  'seyf-tee,I(-u)l
  1. A curbed area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded; provides safe area for pedestrians
    "Pedestrians waited on the safety isle before crossing the second half of the busy street";
    - traffic island, safety island, safety zone

Derived forms: safety isles

Type of: island

Part of: roadbed