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zebra crossing

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zebra crossing
n. Chiefly British
A pedestrian crosswalk.

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

zebra crossing
n
(Engineering / 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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Noun1.zebra crossing - street crossing where pedestrians have right of wayzebra crossing - street crossing where pedestrians have right of way; often marked in some way (especially with diagonal stripes)
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
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zebra crossing n (Brit) → strisce fpl (pedonali), zebre fpl

zebra crossing ممر للمشاة ملون بالأبيض والأسود značený přechod pro chodce fodgængerovergang Zebrastreifen διάβαση πεζών cruce de cebra, paso de cebra suojatie passage piéton zebra strisce pedonali 太い白線の縞模様で示した横断歩道 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


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Station Street: The suggested zebra crossing and footpath near the junction with Greens Ends Road has been dropped from the plans following opposition.
The Priests, brothers Fathers Martin and Eugene O'Hagan and Father David Delargy, who were young school friends when they first sang together, strode across the zebra crossing made famous by the Beatles' album cover Abbey Road.
HUNDREDS of Beatles fans gathered yesterday at the zebra crossing from the cover of the band's Abbey Road album.
 
 
 
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