🌍 American vs British · vocabulary
crosswalk vs zebra crossing
A marked place on a road where pedestrians can cross safely.
American
crosswalk
“Wait for the light and use the crosswalk.”
British
zebra crossing
“Wait for the traffic to stop and use the zebra crossing.”
Good to know
Americans say "crosswalk," while a striped pedestrian crossing in Britain is a "zebra crossing." The UK has several named crossing types (zebra, pelican, puffin), each with different signals.
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