zebra crossing
noun
a crosswalk marked with white stripes.
zebra crossings
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pluralof zebra crossing.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Faded zebra crossings are treated as little more than road markings no-one respects.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
"Even if they just turned the white leaves into zebra crossings, everybody knows what a zebra crossing is."
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2025
We have had cats running across zebra crossings with waiting traffic, and I once walked a cat over the Millennium Bridge at rush hour, which was stressful.
From The Guardian ● May 10, 2019
Donald Trump being helped across zebra crossings by youthful pedestrians of more goodwill than taste.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 13, 2015
They had the definite impression that that was what zebra crossings were meant for.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
