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).
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Similar words
tactile paving slab
tactile paving
bumpy pavement
tactile ground surface indicator
tactile walking surface indicator
detectable warning surface
braille block
Narrower meaning words
truncated domes
Origin
From Japanese 点字ブロック, from Japanese 点字 + English block.
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