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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PELICAN CROSSING

From pe( destrian) li( ght) con( trolled) crossing, with -con adapted to -can of pelican.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PELICAN CROSSING

pelican crossing play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PELICAN CROSSING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pelican crossing is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PELICAN CROSSING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pelican crossing

A Pelican crossing is a type of pedestrian crossing featuring a pair of poles each with a standard set of traffic lights facing oncoming traffic, a push button and two illuminated, coloured pictograms facing the pedestrian from across the road - a red, stationary person to indicate that it is not safe to cross, and a green, walking person to indicate that it is safe to do so.

Definition of pelican crossing in the English dictionary

The definition of pelican crossing in the dictionary is a type of road crossing marked by black-and-white stripes or by two rows of metal studs and consisting of a pedestrian-operated traffic-light system.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PELICAN CROSSING

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pelerine
Peleus
Pelew Islands
pelf
pelham
Pelham Holles
Pelias
pelican
Pelion
pelisse
pelite
pelitic
pell
pell-mell
Pella
pellack
pellagra
pellagrin
pellagrous

WORDS THAT END LIKE PELICAN CROSSING

addressing
advertising
blessing
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data processing
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depressing
distressing
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embarrassing
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hairdressing
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image processing
information processing
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passing
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Synonyms and antonyms of pelican crossing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pelican crossing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PELICAN CROSSING

Find out the translation of pelican crossing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pelican crossing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pelican crossing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

灯控人行横道
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

paso de peatones señalizado
570 millions of speakers

English

pelican crossing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हवासील पार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عُبُورُ الْـمُشاةِ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пешеходный переход типа «пеликан»
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

passagem de pedestres
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পেলিক্যান পারাপার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

passage piéton
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penyeberangan pelican
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ampelübergang
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

押しボタン信号式横断歩道
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

보행자가 신호등을 조작하는 횡단보도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pelikan nyebrang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lối qua đường có đèn giao thông
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெலிகன் கடத்தல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अर्धांगवायू ओलांडणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ışıklı yaya geçidi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

passaggio pedonale con semaforo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przejście dla pieszych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перехід із автоматичним світлофором
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

trecere pentru pietoni semaforizată
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ειδική διάβαση για πεζούς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oversteekplaats
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

övergångsställe
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fotgjengerovergang
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pelican crossing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PELICAN CROSSING»

The term «pelican crossing» is normally little used and occupies the 139.125 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PELICAN CROSSING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pelican crossing» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pelican crossing» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pelican crossing

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PELICAN CROSSING»

Discover the use of pelican crossing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pelican crossing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Pelican Crossing: The Misadventures of a Trainee Nurse
Hilary Cotterill was eighteen when she took her first steps through the snow toward her dream of becoming a nurse.
Hilary Cotterill, 2005
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Instruction, the Essential Skills Third Edition
Signal, “It is not necessary to signal as the 'Traffic Light' dictates the priority, the details are the same as at a Pelican Crossing”. (No detail required)  Position, “ As with a Pelican Crossing, you should not change lanes on the approach to any  ...
Bill Bryans
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Part 3 the Essential Knowledge Second Edition
Signal, “It is not necessary to signal as the 'Traffic Light' dictates the priority, the details are the same as at a Pelican Crossing”. (No detail required) • Position, “As with a Pelican Crossing, you should not change lanes on the approach to any ...
Bill Bryans, 2010
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Pedestrian Crossings: Zebra Crossing, Pedestrian Crossing, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
LLC Books, 2010
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The Handbook of Road Safety Measures
A type of signalised pedestrian crossing used in Great Britain and a number of other countries is a pelican crossing (pelican 1⁄4 pedestrian light-controlled). This is a push-button-activated signalling system, where flashing yellow lights for ...
Alena Hoye, 2009
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Driving Instructor Check Tests, the Essential Skills (A4 Size)
Signal, “It is not necessary to signal as the 'Traffic Light' dictates the priority, the details are the same as at a Pelican Crossing”. (No detail required) Position, “As with a Pelican Crossing, you should not change lanes on the approach to any ...
Bill Bryans
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The Driving Instructor's Handbook
How would a pedestrian claim priority at a zebra crossing? What is the sequence of the lights at a pelican crossing? What is the difference at a puffin crossing? Who is a toucan crossing for? How is the pegasus (equestrian) crossing different ?
John Miller, Margaret Stacey, 2013
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The official DSA theory test for car drivers and the ...
7O Mark one answer What must a driver do at a pelican crossing when the amber light is flashing? ® Signal the pedestrian to cross Always wait for the green light before proceeding G ® Give way to any pedestrians on the crossing ® Wait for ...
Driving Standards Agency, 2011
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Control and Monitoring with Flowol2
Controlling. a. Pedestrian. Crossing. ln the last chapter you leaned how to solve more complicated control problems where more than one input needed checking. ln this chapter you'll use these skills to control the lights at a pelican crossing.
Phill Evans, 2003
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Your Easiest Route
The pelican crossing is a pedestrian light controlled crossing. Pelicans are activated by pedestrians when they push the button on the wait box. Pedestrians need to make sure that all traffic has stopped before they cross, and only when the ...
Peter Gilpin, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PELICAN CROSSING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pelican crossing is used in the context of the following news items.
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Enniskillen pelican crossing users are taking their lives into their …
THE PSNI here has warned that they are going to crack down on motorists caught jumping the lights at pelican crossings and putting the lives ... «Fermanagh Herald, Jul 15»
2
Fatal hit-and-run Boxing Day crash crossing could be set for traffic …
A scheme has been launched to look at replacing a zebra crossing in Frinton Road, Kirby Cross, with a pelican crossing controlled by traffic ... «Clacton and Frinton Gazette, Jul 15»
3
Road partially blocked after tree falls down
Looks more like a Pelican Crossing or even a Toucan than a set of Traffic Lights But hey why would the Echo Journos let accurate facts get in ... «Bournemouth Echo, Jul 15»
4
How much will 'U-turn' over pedestrian crossing in Top Town cost …
As reported, the original pelican crossing was removed as part of a £6 million regeneration scheme for Grimsby town centre, which included a ... «Grimsby Telegraph, Jul 15»
5
East Chevington Parish Council: Call for pelican crossing
A call has been made for a pelican crossing to be installed along a busy ... A pelican crossing would be fine and would be a sensible option.”. «Northumberland Gazette, Jul 15»
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Public meeting on shop and homes scheme
The scheme also includes a bus stop lay-by on Peel Road and pelican crossing. Houses will be a mixture of three and four-bedroom types, ... «Isle of Man Today, Jul 15»
7
New estate plan for village
... wants to build 29 houses and retail space, as well as provide a new bus layby and pelican crossing on the main road through the village. «isleofman.com, Jul 15»
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'Like lemmings jumping off cliff.' One view on trying to cross road in …
This time it will be a zebra crossing, rather than a pelican crossing, but it will be in the same place as before. You complained about the shared ... «Grimsby Telegraph, Jul 15»
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Car crashes into pelican crossing light near Yeovil college
Car crashes into pelican crossing light near Yeovil college. By Western Gazette - Sherborne | Posted: July 18, 2015. The collision occurred at around 3.18pm on ... «Western Gazette, Jul 15»
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Job share's cutting edge - Mercury Mailbox
I notice her parents want to make the zebra crossing into a pelican crossing with traffic lights – a good idea, may I say. Another question I would ... «Leicester Mercury, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Pelican crossing [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pelican-crossing>. May 2024 ».
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