crosswalk
noun
cross·walk
ˈkrȯs-ˌwȯk 
: a specially paved or marked path for pedestrians crossing a street or road
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The victim was in the crosswalk when he was hit but did not have the walk light, according to cops.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 9 July 2025
Friends and family members of a 12-year-old girl who was killed in an Encinitas Boulevard crosswalk in April are asking city officials to pursue pedestrian and cyclist improvements to the roadway, rather than adding more vehicle lanes.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2025
Which Canton cop in an unmarked CPD cruiser ran over an elderly pedestrian in a crosswalk in Wrentham at dusk?
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 7 June 2025
The brothers had to cross the busy, four-lane road, but attempted to go between crosswalks.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 4 June 2025
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 9 July 2025
Friends and family members of a 12-year-old girl who was killed in an Encinitas Boulevard crosswalk in April are asking city officials to pursue pedestrian and cyclist improvements to the roadway, rather than adding more vehicle lanes.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2025
Which Canton cop in an unmarked CPD cruiser ran over an elderly pedestrian in a crosswalk in Wrentham at dusk?
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 7 June 2025
The brothers had to cross the busy, four-lane road, but attempted to go between crosswalks.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 4 June 2025
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“Crosswalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crosswalk. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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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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