| 单词 | panda crossing |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspanda crossing a. In the U.K.: a type of pedestrian crossing distinguished by black-and-white chevrons marked on the road, and having traffic warning lights activated by people wishing to cross. More fully panda crossing.Cf. pelican crossing at pelican n. 9, zebra crossing n. at zebra n. Compounds 3. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > parts of road > [noun] > part where pedestrians can cross street crossing1826 crosswalk1904 pedestrian crossing1933 Belisha crossing1934 zebra crossing1934 overcross1950 zebra1951 ped xing1961 panda crossing1962 pelican crossing1966 puffin1992 1962 Daily Tel. 7 Mar. 15/7 ‘Panda’ pedestrian crossings are to be introduced..to supplement zebra crossings. Their warning lights will be operated by push-buttons and they will be given a 12-month trial. 1962 Daily Tel. 7 Mar. 15/7 Differences in appearance between the ‘Pandas’ and the zebras are that the black-and-white carriageway markings at the ‘Pandas’ will be altered in shape from rectangles to blunted chevrons. 1962 Times 3 Apr. 12/6 Panda crossings, introduced yesterday, held up Croydon's evening traffic. 1965 A. Christie At Bertram's Hotel xi. 106 On the whole, the Canon was not what we would call accident prone... Whilst taking no care or thought, they could still survive even a Panda crossing. 2000 Evening Post (Nottingham) (Nexis) 25 Aug. 31 A New type of push-button pedestrian crossing, to be known as the X-Way, was planned to replace the Panda crossing. < as lemmas |
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