"platform screen door" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: platform screen doors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} platform screen door (plural platform screen doors)
  1. (rail transport) One of a series of doors at a train or subway station, at the edge of a platform, that prevent access beyond the platform when there is no train to be boarded. Wikipedia link: Platform screen doors Categories (topical): Rail transportation Synonyms: platform edge door
    Sense id: en-platform_screen_door-en-noun-VPMXIZU7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

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