Safety Islands

American  

plural noun

1. a group of three islands in the Caribbean, off the coast of French Guiana, belonging to France.

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Safety Islands British  

plural noun

1. French name: Îles du Salut.  a group of three small French islands in the Atlantic, off the coast of French Guiana

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Example Sentences

Mr. White said too many roads lacked safety improvements like protected bike lanes, pedestrian safety islands and greater visibility at crosswalks.

From New York Times

“Even before the safety islands, babies were abandoned,” Mr. Zhang said.

From New York Times

The design, which features separated bike paths, dedicated left-turn lanes and pedestrian safety islands, was installed in earlier phases of the Eighth and Ninth Avenue bike lane projects, and Ms. Garcia said safety statistics had shown “promising results.”

From New York Times

Once an automobile came near hitting him, but he jumped upon one of the small safety islands.

From Project Gutenberg

He decreed barber-striped safety islands and chevron-striped crossing lanes.

From Time Magazine Archive