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Noun: crosswalk  'krós,wok
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: pedestrian crossing)
  1. Street crossing where pedestrians have right of way; often marked in some way (especially with diagonal stripes)
    "Tourists in London often pose for photos on the famous Abbey Road crosswalk";
    - pedestrian crossing [Brit], zebra crossing [Brit]
     
  2. A path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other
    "Pedestrians used the marked crosswalk to safely traverse the busy street";
    - crossing, crossover, pedestrian crossing

Derived forms: crosswalks

Type of: path

Encyclopedia: Crosswalk