crosswalk
noun
cross·walk
ˈkrȯs-ˌwȯk 
: a specially paved or marked path for pedestrians crossing a street or road
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Instead of walking about 100 yards to the right to the crosswalk at Lyon Street, the children sought the most direct route: across West Hudson Boulevard, through the Gaston County Health Department parking lot, on to Lyon Street and then to their home.
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Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 19 June 2025
The man was walking west in the south crosswalk of Clairemont Drive at Iroquois Avenue shortly after 9 p.m. when he was hit by a Honda Civic sedan driven by a 56-year-old man, police said.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2025
Dorothy Dobbins, 77, was crossing the street at a crosswalk when she was struck.
—Marcus K. Dowling, USA Today, 11 June 2025
The boy was crossing the street in Gastonia, North Carolina, with his 10-year-old sibling at a point without a crosswalk, when he was hit by an SUV driven by a 76-year-old female.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
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Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 19 June 2025
The man was walking west in the south crosswalk of Clairemont Drive at Iroquois Avenue shortly after 9 p.m. when he was hit by a Honda Civic sedan driven by a 56-year-old man, police said.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2025
Dorothy Dobbins, 77, was crossing the street at a crosswalk when she was struck.
—Marcus K. Dowling, USA Today, 11 June 2025
The boy was crossing the street in Gastonia, North Carolina, with his 10-year-old sibling at a point without a crosswalk, when he was hit by an SUV driven by a 76-year-old female.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
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“Crosswalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crosswalk. Accessed 30 Jun. 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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