zebra crossing
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of zebra crossing
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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"The traffic doesn't stop for me so what makes them think it will stop for parents, whether there is a zebra crossing or not. In the mornings, it's a fighting battle every day," she said.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2025
Italian media reported that the 44-year-old worker was painting zebra crossing lines in the town of Lodi, near Milan, before he collapsed from the heat.
From BBC • Jul. 12, 2023
The trio even recreated the Beatles’ “Abbey Road” album cover — only trading the zebra crossing in London for New York.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2023
"It's a lovely evening," he writes, "and as I make for the station the first teenagers of spring are gathering, waiting for their turn on the zebra crossing."
From Salon • Oct. 8, 2022
They also believed that if they were killed on a zebra crossing, the Government would pay for their funerals.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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