crosswalk

noun

cross·​walk ˈkrȯs-ˌwȯk How to pronounce crosswalk (audio)
: a specially paved or marked path for pedestrians crossing a street or road

Examples of crosswalk in a Sentence

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for crosswalk

Word History

First Known Use

1671, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of crosswalk was in 1671

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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 How to pronounce crosswalk (audio)
: a specially paved or marked path for people walking across a street or road

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