From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpelican crossingˌpelican ˈcrossing noun [countable] TTRa place on some roads in Britain where someone who wants to cross the road can stop the traffic by pushing a button that changes the traffic lights → zebra crossing
Examples from the Corpus
pelican crossing• Overtaking on the inside and on a pelican crossing.• The parish council were not altogether happy with the road layout around the new pelican crossing, Mr. Hobbs reported.• He pressed the button at the pelican crossing and waited. 