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pelican crossing — pelican crossings N COUNT A pelican crossing is a place where people who are walking can cross a busy road. They press a button at the side of the road, which operates traffic lights to stop the traffic. [BRIT] … English dictionary
pelican crossing — n a place on some roads in Britain where someone who wants to cross the road can stop the traffic by pushing a button that changes the ↑traffic lights →↑zebra crossing … Dictionary of contemporary English
pelican crossing — ► NOUN ▪ (in the UK) a pedestrian crossing with traffic lights operated by pedestrians … English terms dictionary
Pelican crossing — A pelican crossing is a type of pedestrian crossing featuring a standard set of traffic lights with a push button and two coloured lamps for pedestrians using the crossing. The official name is Pelicon crossing (short for PEdestrian LIght… … Wikipedia
pelican crossing — noun an acronym for pedestrian light control; a pedestrian crossing with traffic lights that are controlled by pedestrians • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain •… … Useful english dictionary
pelican crossing — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms pelican crossing : singular pelican crossing plural pelican crossings British a place for crossing a road where you can stop traffic by pushing a button to operate a set of traffic lights … English dictionary
pelican crossing — noun (in the UK) a pedestrian crossing with traffic lights operated by pedestrians. Origin 1960s: pelican from pe(destrian) li(ght) con(trolled), altered to conform with the bird s name … English new terms dictionary
pelican crossing — /ˈpɛləkən krɒsɪŋ/ (say peluhkuhn krosing) noun a pedestrian crossing at which the lights can be activated by the pedestrian, and which usually incorporates a flashing orange signal after the red signal to indicate that caution is required.… …
pelican crossing — noun (C) a place on some roads in Britain, where someone who wants to cross the road can stop the traffic by pushing a button that makes traffic lights change to red compare zebra crossing … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
The Pelican Crossing — est un groupe de musique pop/folk/psyché français fondé en 1998 à Moulins (Allier). Sommaire 1 Histoire du groupe 2 Descriptifs et influences 3 Composition du groupe … Wikipédia en Français
