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crosswalk

[kraws-wawk, kros-]
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noun
  1. a lane marked off for pedestrians to use when crossing a street, as at an intersection.

Origin of crosswalk

First recorded in 1735–45; cross- + walk
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Related Words for crosswalk

crossing, interchange, junction, overpass, crossroad, bridge, passage, intersection, circle, stop, crossway, cloverleaf, crosswalk, traverse, network, exchange, screen, traversal, grating, loop

Examples from the Web for crosswalk

Contemporary Examples of crosswalk

  • One of those incidents came last December, when a driver for the company fatally struck 6-year-old Sofia Liu in a crosswalk.

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    Uber Finally Gets Banned—in Delhi

    Olivia Nuzzi

    December 9, 2014

Historical Examples of crosswalk

  • Agnes tripped over the crosswalk and purchased the little bag of peppermints.

    The Corner House Girls

    Grace Brooks Hill

British Dictionary definitions for crosswalk

crosswalk

noun
  1. US and Canadian a path across a road marked as a crossing for pedestriansAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): pedestrian crossing See also zebra crossing, pelican crossing
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