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pedestrian crossing

British

noun

US and Canadian name: crosswalk. a path across a road marked as a crossing for pedestrians See also zebra crossing pelican crossing

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It also should make pedestrian crossing safer and reduce time spent at stoplights.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2025

Campaigns officer Clay Nash said the flood water blocks access to a signal-controlled pedestrian crossing that allows blind and partially-sighted people to safely cross the road to reach Moorfields Eye Hospital.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

An EU mission at the Rafah border point between Gaza and Egypt will resume following the ceasefire, with the pedestrian crossing due to reopen on October 14, Italy said Friday.

From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025

Officers first responded at 2:48 a.m. after a vehicle drove onto the sidewalk on North Dexter Avenue and struck a pedestrian crossing Harrison Street.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 11, 2024

A coachman driving a carriage swears at him; a pedestrian crossing the road and brushing the horse's nose with his shoulder looks at him angrily and shakes the snow off his sleeve.

From The Schoolmistress, and other stories by Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich

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