| 单词 | pelican crossing |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspelican crossing 9. [Punningly after the more formal name pedestrian light controlled (crossing).] More fully pelican crossing. In the U.K.: a pedestrian crossing having traffic lights activated by pedestrians. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > parts of road > [noun] > part where pedestrians can cross street crossing1826 crosswalk1904 pedestrian crossing1933 Belisha crossing1934 zebra crossing1934 overcross1950 zebra1951 ped xing1961 panda crossing1962 pelican crossing1966 puffin1992 1966 Evening Standard 26 May 11/6 We hope the Ministry will install ‘pelicans’..in the town. Pelicans would be safer than zebras and easily understood by the public—the pedestrian just pushes a button which operates red, amber and green lights telling motorists when to stop. 1974 Country Life 30 May 1332/2 A Minister stating that ‘pelicans will be interchangeable with zebras’..was referring to the replacement of the sturdy and familiar orange beacons at the kerbside by the flashing lights and little coloured men... A circular from the DoE elucidates some of the mysteries of the pelican crossing. 1996 Independent 7 Feb. 13/4 The letter is from the right-wing firebrand Teresa Gorman, who wants the pelican decommissioned and the zebra rehabilitated. < as lemmas |
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