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puffin crossing

puffin crossing noun: a kind of pedestrian crossing with the lights controlling the pedestrians on the near side of the road, rather than on the opposite side, and with sensors to detect the presence of pedestrians.

puffin crossing: a kind of pedestrian crossing with the lights controlling the pedestrians on the near side of the...
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Noun

puffin crossing (plural puffin crossings)

  1. (UK) A kind of pedestrian crossing with the lights controlling the pedestrians on the near side of the road, rather than on the opposite side, and with sensors to detect the presence of pedestrians.

Forms of puffin crossing

pluralpuffin crossings

Origin of puffin crossing

Short for pedestrian user-friendly intelligent crossing.

Questions about puffin crossing

What does puffin crossing mean?
Puffin crossing means a kind of pedestrian crossing with the lights controlling the pedestrians on the near side of the road, rather than on the opposite side, and with sensors to detect the presence of pedestrians.
What part of speech is puffin crossing?
Puffin crossing is a noun.
What is the plural of puffin crossing?
The plural of puffin crossing is puffin crossings.

Words near puffin crossing in the dictionary

  1. puffheads
  2. puffier
  3. puffiest
  4. puffily
  5. puffin
  6. puffin crossing
  7. puffin crossings
  8. puffiness
  9. puffinesses
  10. puffinet
  11. puffinets

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