crosswalk
noun
cross·walk
ˈkrȯs-ˌwȯk 
: a specially paved or marked path for pedestrians crossing a street or road
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In September, a second student was struck while using a crosswalk near Lakota West High School just before 7 a.m.
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Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 4 Dec. 2024
Larger animals would never fit through the opening, the groups argued, and the smaller ones that might surely would not search out the nearest border crossing like a school kid looking for the crosswalk.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 2 Dec. 2024
Lucia Grant was in the crosswalk when she was hit by the motorist, who never stopped, police said.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 25 Nov. 2024
Half an hour later and two blocks away, a third-grader named Cooper Stock was crossing West End Avenue at 97th Street (yes, yes, with the light and in the crosswalk), holding his father’s hand, when a cab driver whipped around the corner and crushed him to death.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 13 Nov. 2024
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Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 4 Dec. 2024
Larger animals would never fit through the opening, the groups argued, and the smaller ones that might surely would not search out the nearest border crossing like a school kid looking for the crosswalk.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 2 Dec. 2024
Lucia Grant was in the crosswalk when she was hit by the motorist, who never stopped, police said.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 25 Nov. 2024
Half an hour later and two blocks away, a third-grader named Cooper Stock was crossing West End Avenue at 97th Street (yes, yes, with the light and in the crosswalk), holding his father’s hand, when a cab driver whipped around the corner and crushed him to death.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Crosswalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crosswalk. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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crosswalk
noun
cross·walk
ˈkrȯ-ˌswȯk
: a specially paved or marked path for people walking across a street or road
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