zebra crossing

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ˌzebra ˈcrossing ●●○ noun [countable]  British EnglishTTR a place marked with black and white lines where people who are walking can cross a road safely 斑马线 SYN American English crosswalk → pelican crossing →4  See picture on 见图 Page A13 Town 城镇

Examples from the Corpus

zebra crossing• Driving home one night at about 11 o'clock, through a fairly rough area, I stopped at a zebra crossing.• Having assisted an old woman at a zebra crossing, I was granted three wishes.• Maybe a zebra crossing could be placed here? 4.

ˌzebra ˈcrossing nounChineseSyllable  

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zebra crossing
ˌzebra ˈcrossing noun [countable]
British English a place marked with black and white lines where people who are walking can cross a road safely
   SYN  crosswalk American English ⇨ pelican crossing

zebra crossingBrE /ˌzebrə ˈkrɒsɪŋ/ 🔊, /ˌziːbrə ˈkrɒsɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌziːbrə ˈkrɔːsɪŋ/ 🔊 noun (BrE) an area of road marked with broad black and white lines where vehicles must stop for people to walk across 斑马线；人行横道  ➡  see also pedestrian crossing, pelican crossing

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