ZEBRA

[noun] [C] [plural] zebras or zebra - an African wild animal which looks like a horse, and which has black or brown and white lines on its body(UK and ANZ) A zebra crossing (US crosswalk) is a place on a road, esp. one where there is a lot of traffic, across which wide black and white lines are painted, and at which vehicles must stop to allow people to walk across the road.She was taken to hospital after being knocked over on a zebra crossing. Compare pedestrian crossing at pedestrian (WALKER); pelican crossing at pelican.See picture: Roads