noun
(in Britain) a place on a road where you can stop the traffic and cross by operating a set of traffic lights
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WORD ORIGIN
1960s: pelican from pe(destrian) li(ght) con(trolled) , altered to conform with the bird's name.
noun
(in Britain) a place on a road where you can stop the traffic and cross by operating a set of traffic lights
••
WORD ORIGIN
1960s: pelican from pe(destrian) li(ght) con(trolled) , altered to conform with the bird's name.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005