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CROSSWALK

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other

Synonyms:

crossing; crossover; crosswalk

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("crosswalk" is a kind of...):

path (a way especially designed for a particular use)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "crosswalk"):

grade separation (a crossing that uses an underpass or overpass)

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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