pedestrian crossing

(Automotive Engineering) Brit a path across a road marked as a crossing for pedestrians. US and Canadian name: crosswalk See also zebra crossing, pelican crossing

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

pedestrian crossing

crosswalk

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Noun

pedestrian crossing - street crossing where pedestrians have right of way; often marked in some way (especially with diagonal stripes)

zebra crossing

crosswalk, crossover, crossing - a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other

pelican crossing - an acronym for pedestrian light control; a pedestrian crossing with traffic lights that are controlled by pedestrians

school crossing - a pedestrian crossing where school children cross a street on the way to school

Translations

مَـمَرٌ خَاصٌ لِعُبُورٍ الْـمُشَاةِ

přechod pro chodce

fodgængerovergang

Fußgängerübergang

διάβαση πεζών

paso de peatones paso peatonal

suojatie

passage piéton

pješački prijelaz

passaggio pedonale

横断歩道

횡단 보도

zebrapad

gangfelt

przejście dla pieszych

faixa de pedestres passagem para peões

пешеходный переход

prehod za pešce

övergångsställe

ทางเดินข้าม

yaya geçidi

lối qua đường dành cho người đi bộ

行人过道

pedestrian crossing

n → Fußgängerüberweg m → or -übergang m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

pedestrian crossing

n (Brit) → passaggio pedonale

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

pedestrian crossing

→ مَـمَرٌ خَاصٌ لِعُبُورٍ الْـمُشَاةِ přechod pro chodce fodgængerovergang Fußgängerübergang διάβαση πεζών paso de peatones, paso peatonal suojatie passage piéton pješački prijelaz passaggio pedonale 横断歩道 횡단 보도 zebrapad gangfelt przejście dla pieszych faixa de pedestres, passagem para peões пешеходный переход övergångsställe ทางเดินข้าม yaya geçidi lối qua đường dành cho người đi bộ 行人过道

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

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