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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. Chiefly British A pedestrian crosswalk.

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  1. n. UK, New Zealand A pedestrian crossing featuring broad white stripes painted parallel to the street.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. street crossing where pedestrians have right of way; often marked in some way (especially with diagonal stripes)

Etymologies

  1. From the similarity of the stripes to those of a zebra. (Wiktionary)
  2. So called because it is marked with white stripes. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  1. crosswalk
  1. crossing
  1. crossover

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  1. pelican crossing
  1. school crossing

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  • reesetee A type of pedestrian street crossing characterized by longitudinal stripes on the road running parallel to the flow of traffic, alternately white and dark or white and unpainted. Mar 6, 2007

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