Oxford Dictionary English zebra crossing nounnoun BrE BrE//ˌzebrə ˈkrɒsɪŋ// ; NAmE NAmE//ˌzebrə ˈkrɔːsɪŋ// ; BrE BrE//ˌziːbrə ˈkrɒsɪŋ// ; NAmE NAmE//ˌziːbrə ˈkrɔːsɪŋ// (British English) Controlling traffic Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsan area of road marked with broad black and white lines where vehicles must stop for people to walk across see also pedestrian crossing, pelican crossing Wordfindertrafficclamp, cone, contraflow, pedestrian, roadworks, speed hump, tailback, toll, traffic, zebra crossing See related entries: Controlling trafficCheck pronunciation: zebra crossing oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com