crosswalk

[kraws-wawk, kros-]

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noun

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, traverse, network, exchange, screen, traversal, grating, loop, underpass

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.
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

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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