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pedestrian crossing
UK/pəˈdɛs.tri.ən ˈkrɒs.ɪŋ/US/pəˈdɛs.tri.ən ˈkrɔː.sɪŋ/pe·DES·tri·an CROSS·ing
A marked place on a road where pedestrians have right of way to cross.
Examples
“Please use the pedestrian crossing rather than jaywalking.”
“There is a pedestrian crossing right outside the school.”
“Drivers must stop at a pedestrian crossing when someone wants to cross.”
Band 8 sentence
“There is a clearly marked pedestrian crossing near the library, which makes it much safer for students to walk to school.”
Collocations
- zebra crossing
- use the pedestrian crossing
Word family
Common mistakes
people crossing→pedestrian crossing
zebra crossing always→zebra crossing
Say it for a higher band
5people crossing→6crosswalk→7+pedestrian crossing
Synonyms
crosswalk
Easily confused
zebra crossing
“The children waited at the zebra crossing until the cars stopped.”
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