zebra crossing

American  

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

noun

British.

zebra crossings plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• zebra crossings
  plural

Etymology

Origin of zebra crossing

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

In a statement read to the court, another of the daughters said her mother made the "sensible" choice to use the zebra crossing but "did not stand a chance" due to Stokoe's choices.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

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

The now-notorious zebra crossing is at the bottom of a hill on a busy 30mph limit road near a takeaway, a hairdresser and a jeweller.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2022

"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

The Government never paid for Sophie Mol’s funeral because she wasn’t killed on a zebra crossing.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy