pelican crossing
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++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 crossing• Overtaking 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
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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
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