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ped-xing, n. N. Amer. colloq. rare.|pɛdˈɛksɪŋ|
Also ped xing.
[Abbrev. of ped(estrian crossing s.v. pedestrian n. c, with x used to repr. the word cross: cf. X 9.
The abbrev. arises from the representation of pedestrian crossing on road signs in the U.S. and Canada.]
A pedestrian crossing.
1961Man. Uniform Traffic Control Devices (U.S. Dept. Commerce: Bureau Publ. Roads) i. 70 The Crossing sign, indicating various types of crossings, as..pedestrian crossing (or ped xing), [etc.]. 1984M. Amis Money 161 All the ped-xing signs say don't walk. 1985Los Angeles Times 12 Dec. v. 38/1, X..is also a symbol for the cross—a usage that survives quite independently of any religious significance in traffic signs: ped xing. |