Noun: crosswalk 'krós,wok
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: pedestrian crossing)
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: pedestrian crossing)
- 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]
- 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