noun
General Slang
island
· noun · brummie
A roundabout — Brummies call traffic islands, well, islands.
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Definitions
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A traffic roundabout. While the rest of the country says 'roundabout', Birmingham and the West Midlands stuck with 'island' — short for 'traffic island'. Given Spaghetti Junction lives in Brummie heartland, they've earned the right to name them however they like.
“Take the third exit off the Five Ways island and you'll see it on the left.”
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island In A Sentence
Take the third exit off the Five Ways island and you'll see it on the left.
Origin & Usage
Shortened from 'traffic island', preserved in West Midlands usage where standard English shifted to 'roundabout'.
Variants
traffic island
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