zebra crossing

American  

[zee-bruh kraw-sing, kros-ing, zeb-ruh] / ˈzi brə ˌkrɔ sɪŋ, ˈkrɒs ɪŋ, ˈzɛb rə /

noun

British.

1. a crosswalk marked with white stripes.

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zebra crossing British  

noun

1. a pedestrian crossing marked on a road by broad alternate black and white stripes. Once on the crossing the pedestrian has right of way

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Etymology

Origin of zebra crossing

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

"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.

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The mural depicts the band's Abbey Road album cover, and is painted on the side of a Poundland store at Hereward Cross in the city centre, adjacent to a zebra crossing.

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"Even if they just turned the white leaves into zebra crossings, everybody knows what a zebra crossing is."

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Upgrade work has started at a zebra crossing in West Yorkshire which has become notorious for accidents.

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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.

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