busy crossing
1Crossing guard — Lollipop man redirects here. For the Formula One pit crew member, see Pit stop#F1 pit crew roles. For the Sean Penn film, see The Crossing Guard. A London lollipop lady with St. Paul s Cathedral in the background A crossing guard (United States a …
2crossing guard — noun someone who helps people (especially children) at a traffic crossing • Hypernyms: ↑traffic cop • Hyponyms: ↑lollipop lady, ↑lollipop woman * * * noun, pl ⋯ guards [count] : a person whose job is to help people (such as schoolchildren) go… …
3crossing-warden — crossˈing warden noun A person appointed to conduct children across a busy street • • • Main Entry: ↑cross …
4Pedestrian crossing — Crosswalk redirects here. For other uses, see Crosswalk (disambiguation). An adult and child prepare to use a crosswalk in Haifa, Israel …
5Panda crossing — The panda crossing was a type of signal controlled pedestrian crossing used in the United Kingdom from 1962 to 1967.BackgroundIn the early 1960s, the British Ministry of Transport, headed by Ernest Marples, was looking for a way to make… …
6Swingnose crossing — A swingnose crossing (moveable point frog in US usage) is a device used at a railway turnout to eliminate the gap at the common crossing (a.k.a. frog). Fixed crossing The fixed crossing can only be so fine an angle, say 1 in 20, before the wheels …
7Wildlife crossing — Roads and Habitat Fragmentation Habitat fragmentation occurs when human made barriers such as roads, railroads, canals, power lines, and oil pipelines penetrate and divide wildlife habitat (Primack, 2006). Of these, roads have the most widespread …
8Fear of crossing bridges — An abnormal and persistent fear of crossing bridges. Sufferers of this phobia experience undue anxiety even though they realize their fear is irrational. Their fear may result partly from the fear of enclosure (claustrophobia) or the fear of… …
9pelican crossing — pelican crossings N COUNT A pelican crossing is a place where people who are walking can cross a busy road. They press a button at the side of the road, which operates traffic lights to stop the traffic. [BRIT] …
10Traffic — on roads may consist of pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, streetcars and other conveyances, either singly or together, while using the public way for purposes of travel. Traffic laws are the laws which govern traffic and regulate… …
