noun
street crossing where pedestrians have right of way; often marked in some way (especially with diagonal stripes)
• Syn: ↑pedestrian crossing
• Usage Domain: ↑Britain
• Hyponyms: ↑pelican crossing, ↑school crossing
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noun, pl ⋯ -ings [count]
Brit : a path that is painted with stripes on a street or road and that marks the place where people can safely cross : ↑crosswalk — compare ↑pelican crossing
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an area of road marked with broad black and white lines where vehicles must stop for people to walk across
Useful english dictionary. 2012.