zebra crossing

[ zee-bruh-kraw-sing, kros-ing; British zeb-ruh ]

nounBritish.
  1. a crosswalk marked with white stripes.

Origin of zebra crossing

1
First recorded in 1950–55

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British Dictionary definitions for zebra crossing

zebra crossing

noun
  1. British a pedestrian crossing marked on a road by broad alternate black and white stripes. Once on the crossing the pedestrian has right of way

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