English Explanatory Dictionary

tenji block

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of walkway paving tile, consisting of a dot array block and a line stack block, used to inform visually impaired pedestrians of a route (lined path) and danger ahead (dotted threshold).

Word forms

tenji block tenji blocks

Etymology

From Japanese 点字ブロック (tenji burokku), from Japanese 点字 (tenji, “Braille”) + English block.

Synonyms

tactile paving slab tactile paving tactile ground surface indicator tactile walking surface indicator detectable warning surface braille block

Related words

bumpy pavement
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