zebra crossing

n. Chiefly British

A pedestrian crosswalk.

[So called because it is marked with white stripes.]

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zebra crossing

(Automotive Engineering) Brit a pedestrian crossing marked on a road by broad alternate black and white stripes. Once on the crossing the pedestrian has right of way

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ze′bra cross`ing

Brit. a crosswalk marked with white stripes.

zebra crossing

crosswalk

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

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

pedestrian 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

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

مَعبَر المُشاة المُخَطَّط

přechod pro chodce

fodgængerovergang

Zebrastreifen

διάβαση πεζών

cruce de cebra paso de cebra

suojatie

passage piéton passage pour piétons

zebra

gangbraut

passaggio pedonale strisce pedonali

横断歩道[おうだんほどう]

횡단보도

zebrapad

fotgjengerfelt fotgjengerovergang

przejście dla pieszych

faixa para pedestres passagem de peões

пешеходный переход

prechod pre chodcov

prehod za pešce

övergångsställe

ทางม้าลาย

şeritli yaya geçidi yaya geçidi

lối qua đường cho người đi bộ

斑马线

zebra crossing

n (Brit) → strisce fpl (pedonali), zebre fpl

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

zebra

(ˈziːbrə) , (ˈzeb-) – plural ˈzebras ~ˈzebra – noun

a kind of striped animal of the horse family, found wild in Africa. two zebras; a herd of zebras.

zebra crossing

a place, marked in black and white stripes, where traffic stops for pedestrians to cross a street.

zebra crossing

→ مـَمَرٌّ لِلمُشَاةِ مُلَوَّنٌ بِالَأبْيَضِ والَأسْوَد přechod pro chodce fodgængerovergang Zebrastreifen διάβαση πεζών cruce de cebra, paso de cebra suojatie passage piéton zebra strisce pedonali 横断歩道[おうだんほどう] 횡단보도 zebrapad fotgjengerfelt przejście dla pieszych faixa para pedestres, passagem de peões пешеходный переход övergångsställe ทางม้าลาย şeritli yaya geçidi lối qua đường cho người đi bộ 斑马线

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

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