pedestrian crossing
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- noun
- /pəˈdɛstrɪən ˈkrɔsɪŋ/
- UK
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paso de peatones
- The Shelby Farms Greenline has the funding to expand farther east along the old CSX rail line into the old town part of Cordova, with plans for a bicycle and pedestrian crossing of Germantown Parkway on the horizon.
- sidewalks and pedestrian crossings
Examples
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Is it really true that in the USA, crossing any street not at a designated pedestrian crossing or intersection is jaywalking?
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It is very busy, busy enough that tax dollars were spent to build a pedestrian crossing above the street.
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Pedestrian crossings and walking areas are expected to be significantly upgraded.
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There are three or four places where a bike path or shared path ends, and I ride across a footpath to get to the road, and one pedestrian crossing that I occasionally ride across.
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As a pedestrian, I've been run off sidewalks by cyclists and nearly mowed over in pedestrian crossings by drivers.
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Beyond better medicine and product labels, as already noted, improved sidewalks, safer pedestrian crossings, and increased illumination could encourage physical exercise in the community and promote social participation.
Academic text (2006) -
As she approached the street, she looked for a safe place to cross the road at the pedestrian crossing marked by white stripes.
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When the traffic light turned red, the cars stopped, allowing the children to safely use the pedestrian crossing to get to their school.
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The city installed new signs at the pedestrian crossing to remind drivers to yield to people walking.
Synonyms
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A marked part of a road where people cross safely
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A marked place on a road where children cross with an adult helping
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A place on the road with wide white stripes where people walking can cross and cars must stop
A place on the road where people press a button to stop traffic and cross
How Safe
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a designated place for pedestrians to cross a road' is directly and compositionally derived from 'pedestrian' (a person travelling on foot) plus 'crossing' (a place to cross). This is a regular noun-noun compound following common English and cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Pedestrian crossing comes from a simple image: a pedestrian (a person walking) using a crossing (a marked place to go across the road). Picture people stepping on white stripes while cars stop for them — that's why the phrase means a marked place where pedestrians have the 'right of way'.