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pelican crossing

n

(Engineering / Civil Engineering) a type of road crossing marked by black-and-white stripes or by two rows of metal studs and consisting of a pedestrian-operated traffic-light system

[from pe(destrian) li(ght) con(trolled) crossing, with -con adapted to -can of pelican]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pelican crossing - an acronym for pedestrian light control; a pedestrian crossing with traffic lights that are controlled by pedestrians pedestrian crossing, zebra crossing - street crossing where pedestrians have right of way; often marked in some way (especially with diagonal stripes) Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

Translations

pelican crossing

n (Brit) → Fußgängerüberweg m (mit Ampel)

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pelican crossing → عبور المشاه سيراً على الأقدام přechod pro chodce fodgængerovergang Ampelübergang ειδική διάβαση για πεζούς paso de peatones señalizado liikennevalo-ohjattu suojatie passage piéton pješački prelaz sa semaforom passaggio pedonale con semaforo 押しボタン信号式横断歩道 보행자가 신호등을 조작하는 횡단보도 oversteekplaats fotgjengerovergang przejście dla pieszych passagem de pedestres, passagem para peões пешеходный переход «пеликан» övergångsställe ทางข้ามไฟที่มีสัญญานโดยผู้ข้ามเป็นผู้กดปุ่ม ışıklı yaya geçidi lối qua đường có đèn giao thông 灯控人行横道