toucan crossing
A pedestrian crossing equipped with traffic lights operated by the pedestrians, same…A pedestrian crossing equipped with traffic lights operated by the pedestrians, same as pelican crossing, but also allowing bicycles to cross.
Meaning
1 senses(UK, regional)A pedestrian crossing equipped with traffic lights operated by the pedestrians, same as pelican crossing, but also allowing bicycles to cross.
Origin
Punningly from pelican crossing and toucan (another bird), because "two can" cross at oncePunningly from pelican crossing and toucan (another bird), because "two can" cross at once (pedestrians and bicycles).
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Forms
plural: toucan crossings| Singular | toucan crossing |
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See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.