toucan crossing

noun

A pedestrian crossing equipped with traffic lights operated by the pedestrians, same as pelican crossing, but also allowing bicycles to cross.

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Meanings

nountoucan crossing (plural toucan crossings)

plural toucan crossings

  1. UKregionalA pedestrian crossing equipped with traffic lights operated by the pedestrians, same as pelican crossing, but also allowing bicycles to cross.

Origin

Punningly from pelican crossing and toucan (another bird), because "two can" cross at once (pedestrians and bicycles).

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APA

toucan crossing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toucan%20crossing

MLA

“toucan crossing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toucan%20crossing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toucan crossing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toucan%20crossing.

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