pelican crossingnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌpel.ɪ.kən ˈkrɒs.ɪŋ/us/ˌpel.ɪ.kən ˈkrɑː.sɪŋ/UKa special place in the road in the UK, with a set of lights at the opposite side of the road and a device that people can press to make the red light show and the traffic stop, allowing them to cross
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puffin crossing
zebra crossing
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Roads: lights, signs & markings on roads
- amber
- Belisha beacon
- billboard
- bollard
- bus lane
- cat's eyes
- crossing
- lamppost
- milestone
- P, p
- pedestrian crossing
- red light
- reflector
- robot
- stoplight
- street furniture
- streetlight
- thoroughfare
- traffic cone
- zebra crossing
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