crosswalk
/ˈkrɒswɔːk/noun
उच्चारण क्रॉस्वॉक
पैदल पार पथ, ज़ेबरा क्रॉसिंग
Core word
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[C] North American English
a place marked on a road where pedestrians have the right to cross
पैदल पार पथ, ज़ेबरा क्रॉसिंग
- Use the crosswalk when you cross the main road.
- The car stopped at the crosswalk to let the children pass.
- Always wait for the green signal before stepping onto the crosswalk.
+ 2 more examples
- Volunteers help schoolchildren at the crosswalk each morning.
- A new crosswalk was painted outside the hospital.
Synonyms zebra crossing
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
crosswalk (countable noun)
A marked place for pedestrians to cross a road. It is the American word; British English prefers pedestrian crossing or zebra crossing.
सड़क पार करने के लिए पैदल यात्रियों का चिह्नित स्थान। यह अमेरिकी शब्द है; British English में 'pedestrian crossing' या 'zebra crossing' चलता है।
- Use the crosswalk when the light is green.
- Cars must stop at a crosswalk.
at/on the crosswalk
Use at for the point and on when the person is standing on the stripes.
स्थान-बिंदु के लिए 'at' और धारियों पर खड़े होने के लिए 'on' आता है।
- Children waited at the crosswalk.
- A dog stood on the crosswalk.
cross at the crosswalk
The verb cross combines with the place, without an extra preposition after cross.
Verb 'cross' के बाद अलग से preposition नहीं लगता।
- Radhika crossed the road at the crosswalk.
crosswalk vs footbridge vs subway
A crosswalk is on the road surface; a footbridge goes over the road and a subway (in British English) goes under it.
Crosswalk सड़क की सतह पर होता है; footbridge सड़क के ऊपर और (British English में) subway उसके नीचे से जाता है।
- Many people prefer the crosswalk to the long footbridge.
+Collocations 5
adjective + crosswalk
markedbusysafepaintedunmarked
- A painted crosswalk keeps school children safe.
verb + crosswalk
usepaintcross atstop atinstall
- The city plans to install a crosswalk near the hospital.
crosswalk + noun
signalbuttonlightstripeguard
- Press the crosswalk button and wait.
crosswalk + preposition
near the schoolat the junctionoutside the mallacross the highway
- A new crosswalk was built across the highway.
crosswalk + rule
stop for pedestriansgive wayslow downwait for the signal
- Drivers must give way at a crosswalk.
“More examples 6
- The teacher walked the children to the crosswalk.
शिक्षक बच्चों को ज़ेबरा क्रॉसिंग तक ले गया।
- A speeding car did not stop at the crosswalk.
तेज़ चलती कार crosswalk पर नहीं रुकी।
- In America, a pedestrian crossing is called a crosswalk.
अमेरिका में pedestrian crossing को crosswalk कहा जाता है।
- Radhika waited at the crosswalk until the signal turned white.
राधिका signal के सफ़ेद होने तक crosswalk पर प्रतीक्षा करती रही।
- Faded paint had made the crosswalk almost invisible.
फीके रंग के कारण crosswalk लगभग दिखाई नहीं देता था।
- The government painted a bright crosswalk outside every primary school.
सरकार ने हर प्राथमिक विद्यालय के बाहर चटक रंग का crosswalk बनवाया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He crossed the road from the crosswalk.
✓ He crossed the road at the crosswalk.
The place where one crosses takes at, not from.
सड़क पार करने के स्थान के लिए 'at' आता है, 'from' नहीं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
✓In the exam
Notes
British and American: crosswalk is American English; British English says zebra crossing or pedestrian crossing.
British and American: crosswalk American English का शब्द है; British English में zebra crossing या pedestrian crossing कहा जाता है।