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Definition of "crosswalk" [crosswalk]

  • A path marked off on a street to indicate where pedestrians should cross. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "crosswalk" in a sentence
  • "The idea of closing that crosswalk is a non-starter as the nearest crosswalks to the east and west are hundreds of feet away."
  • "Even if the pedestrian in the crosswalk is freakishly agile."
  • "The people on the crosswalk are their employees and their shareholders."