catseyes
Glass spheres, swirled
Catseyes, also spelled cat's eyes, are the small reflective road markers embedded in pavement to guide drivers at night, particularly common in the UK.
The term comes from their resemblance to the way a cat's eyes glow when light hits them in darkness.
Catseyes may also refer to marbles with a distinctive streaked interior pattern, or to the gemstone chrysoberyl when it displays chatoyancy—a luminous band across its surface.
The catseyes lit up as my headlights swept the curve.
Casting back light
- retroreflectiveReflects toward light source
- highwayMajor road for travel
- lanesParallel traffic divisions
- pavementHard road covering
markers · dividers · kerbs · bollards · roadway · motorway · autobahn · intersection
Range of clear sight
- reflectiveCasting back light
- cautionCareful attention to risk
- hazardSource of potential harm
- alertnessActive mental awareness
guidance · warning · accident prevention · nighttime · fog · rain · illumination · glare
A calendar year
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- innovationCreating something original
- HalifaxNova Scotia's largest city
- YorkshireHistoric English county
reflecting · rubber · glass · beads · self-cleaning · depression · blackout · wartime
reflective
Casting back light
- retroreflectiveReflects toward light source
- highwayMajor road for travel
- lanesParallel traffic divisions
pavement · markers · dividers · kerbs · bollards · roadway · motorway · autobahn · intersection · roundabout
visibility
Range of clear sight
- reflectiveCasting back light
- cautionCareful attention to risk
- hazardSource of potential harm
alertness · guidance · warning · accident prevention · nighttime · fog · rain · illumination · glare · headlights
1934
A calendar year
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- innovationCreating something original
- HalifaxNova Scotia's largest city
Yorkshire · reflecting · rubber · glass · beads · self-cleaning · depression · blackout · wartime · British
shooter
One who fires weapons
swirl · collectible · vintage · agate · toy · childhood · knuckling · ring · keepsies · taw
cabochon
Domed, unfaceted gemstone
yellowish · golden · honey · iridescent · lustrous · polished · asterism · fibrous · inclusions · Ceylon
catseyespainted lines
Markings on pavement
streetlights · reflective paint · lane markings · rumble strips · road signs
cat, cats, eye, eyes, eyed, eyeing, eyeless, eyelet, catlike