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pelican crossing

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌpelican ˈcrossing noun [countable]  TTRa place on some roads in Britain where someone who wants to cross the road can stop the traffic by pushing a button that changes the traffic lights 〔行人想过马路时可控制交通灯的〕自控人行横道 zebra crossing
Examples from the Corpus
pelican crossingOvertaking on the inside and on a pelican crossing.The parish council were not altogether happy with the road layout around the new pelican crossing, Mr. Hobbs reported.He pressed the button at the pelican crossing and waited.
ˌpelican ˈcrossing nounChineseSyllable
a place Corpus where wants on roads in someone who some Britain


pelican crossing
ˌpelican ˈcrossing noun [countable]
a place on some roads in Britain where someone who wants to cross the road can stop the traffic by pushing a button that changes the traffic lights
zebra crossing


pelican crossingBrE /ˌpelɪkən ˈkrɒsɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpelɪkən ˈkrɔːsɪŋ/ 🔊 noun(in Britain) a place on a road where you can stop the traffic and cross by operating a set of traffic lights (英国由行人控制红绿灯的)人行横道,行人穿越道