Meanings
nounpelican crossing (plural pelican crossings)
plural pelican crossings
- CommonwealthIrelandUKA pedestrian crossing with traffic-lights operated by pedestrians
Origin
Short for pedestrian light-controlled crossing.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish valo-ohjattu suojatie
- valo-ohjattu suojatietype of pedestrian crossing
Irish trasrian peileacánach, trasrian túcánach
- trasrian peileacánachtype of pedestrian crossing
- trasrian túcánachtype of pedestrian crossing
Polish przejście dla pieszych z sygnalizacją świetlną na żądanie
- przejście dla pieszych z sygnalizacją świetlną na żądanietype of pedestrian crossing
Swedish bevakat övergångsställe
- bevakat övergångsställetype of pedestrian crossing
Welsh croesfan pelican
- croesfan pelicantype of pedestrian crossing
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APA
pelican crossing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pelican%20crossing
MLA
“pelican crossing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pelican%20crossing. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pelican crossing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pelican%20crossing.
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