crosswalk
noun
cross·walk
ˈkrȯs-ˌwȯk 
: a specially paved or marked path for pedestrians crossing a street or road
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Surveillance video from nearby apartments showed Babbitt carrying two white plastic grocery sacks and walking west to east in the crosswalk at Grand and 12th Street.
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Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2025
Friends and family members of Emery Chalekian — a 12-year-old girl who was struck by a vehicle and killed in April while in the crosswalk at Encinitas Boulevard and Village Square — have been lobbying city officials to make roadway safety changes.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
Every morning, Lori Goslar, the principal of Michael Anderson School in Avondale, positions herself at one of the school’s crosswalks.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The rocker also added a photo of the father-son duo walking across a crosswalk.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2025
Friends and family members of Emery Chalekian — a 12-year-old girl who was struck by a vehicle and killed in April while in the crosswalk at Encinitas Boulevard and Village Square — have been lobbying city officials to make roadway safety changes.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
Every morning, Lori Goslar, the principal of Michael Anderson School in Avondale, positions herself at one of the school’s crosswalks.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The rocker also added a photo of the father-son duo walking across a crosswalk.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Crosswalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crosswalk. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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crosswalk
noun
cross·walk
ˈkrȯ-ˌswȯk
: a specially paved or marked path for people walking across a street or road
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