noun phrase · neutral
pedestrian crossing
UK/pəˈdestriən ˈkrɒsɪŋ/US/pəˈdɛstriən ˈkrɔsɪŋ/pe·DES·trian CROSS·ing
A marked place on a road where people can cross, often with painted lines or lights.
Examples
“Wait at the pedestrian crossing until the signal turns green.”
“Drivers must give way to pedestrians at a crossing.”
“The school asked for more pedestrian crossings near the entrance.”
Band 8 sentence
“The council installed a pedestrian crossing outside the school to ensure children could cross safely at busy times.”
Collocations
- use the pedestrian crossing
- install a pedestrian crossing
- a marked pedestrian crossing
Word family
Common mistakes
people crossing→pedestrian crossing
use pedestrian crossing→use the pedestrian crossing
Say it for a higher band
5crossing→6crosswalk→7+pedestrian crossing
Synonyms
zebra crossing
Easily confused
zebra crossing
“She waited at the zebra crossing for the cars to stop.”
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