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PELICAN CROSSING
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An acronym for pedestrian light control; a pedestrian crossing with traffic lights that are controlled by pedestrians
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pelican crossing" is a kind of...):
pedestrian crossing; zebra crossing (street crossing where pedestrians have right of way; often marked in some way (especially with diagonal stripes))
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)