pelican crossing

pelican crossing
noun
an acronym for pedestrian light control; a pedestrian crossing with traffic lights that are controlled by pedestrians
• Hypernyms: ↑pedestrian crossing, ↑zebra crossing

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pelican crossing /pelˈi-kən krosˈing/
noun
A pedestrian-operated street crossing, having a set of lights including an amber flashing light which indicates that motorists may proceed only if the crossing is clear
ORIGIN: Adapted from pedestrian light controlled crossing

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pelican crossing UK US noun [countable] [singular pelican crossing plural pelican crossings] british
a place for crossing a road where you can stop traffic by pushing a button to operate a set of traffic lights
Thesaurus: road and traffic signals and crossingshyponym

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noun, pl ⋯ -ings [count]
Brit : a place where a person can stop traffic in order to cross the road by pressing a button that controls the traffic lights

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ˌpelican ˈcrossing noun
(in Britain) a place on a road where you can stop the traffic and cross by operating a set of ↑traffic lights
 
Word Origin:
[pelican crossing] 1960s: pelican from pe(destrian) li(ght) con(trolled), altered to conform with the bird's name.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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