pelican crossing

Definitions of pelican crossing
  1. noun
    an acronym for pedestrian light control; a pedestrian crossing with traffic lights that are controlled by pedestrians
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    type of:
    pedestrian crossing, zebra crossing
    street crossing where pedestrians have right of way; often marked in some way (especially with diagonal stripes)
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