待たい避ひ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

taking refuge and waiting; sheltering in place

General term for waiting out danger in a safe spot; often used in disaster contexts or when avoiding immediate threats.

• 台たい風ふうが過すぎるまで、公こう民みん館かんで待たい避ひした。

  We took refuge at the community center until the typhoon passed.

• 落らく石せきの危き険けんがあるので、トンネル内ないで待たい避ひしてください。

  Please take shelter inside the tunnel because of the danger of falling rocks.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

waiting on a siding; shunting to let another train pass

Railway-specific term: a train waits on a siding or loop line so that another train can pass.

• 各かく駅えき停てい車しゃは次つぎの駅えきで急きゅう行こうを待たい避ひします。

  The local train will wait on a siding at the next station to let the express train pass.