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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An area marked off within a roadway from which traffic is banned, especially to provide pedestrian safety.

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  • noun An area of roadway from which traffic is excluded so as to provide safety for pedestrians; a traffic island

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  • noun a curbed area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded; provides safe area for pedestrians

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