- peˌdestrian ˈcrossing
- noun [C] Britishan area where vehicles must stop for people who are walking across the street
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peˌdestrian ˈcrossing
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pedestrian crossing — pe.destrian crossing n BrE a specially marked place for people to walk across the road American Equivalent: crosswalk →↑pelican crossing →↑zebra crossing … Dictionary of contemporary English
pedestrian crossing — pe,destrian crossing noun count BRITISH a CROSSWALK in a street … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pelican crossing — noun an acronym for pedestrian light control; a pedestrian crossing with traffic lights that are controlled by pedestrians • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain •… … Useful english dictionary
pelican crossing — /ˈpɛləkən krɒsɪŋ/ (say peluhkuhn krosing) noun a pedestrian crossing at which the lights can be activated by the pedestrian, and which usually incorporates a flashing orange signal after the red signal to indicate that caution is required.… …
pelican crossing — noun (in the UK) a pedestrian crossing with traffic lights operated by pedestrians. Origin 1960s: pelican from pe(destrian) li(ght) con(trolled), altered to conform with the bird s name … English new terms dictionary
