Definition of School crossing

1. Noun. A pedestrian crossing where school children cross a street on the way to school.


Lexicographical Neighbors of School Crossing

school-marm
school-marms
school admission criteria
school band
school bell
school board
school book
school books
school bus
school bus yellow
school counselor
school counselors
school crossing (current term)
school crossing attendant
school day
school dentistry
school dictionary
school district
school health services
school mate
school newspaper
school night
school nights
school nurse
school nursing
school of dentistry
school of hard knocks

Literary usage of School crossing

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Keeping Children Safe in Traffic by OECD Staff, Kate McMahon (2004)
"However, some concerns have been raised about using children as school crossing patrols because of the risks they may face. In developing responsibility it ..."

2. Authentic Reading Practice Grades 1-3by Jo Ellen Moore by Jo Ellen Moore (2001)
"(stop) This phrase tells to be careful because children might be in the road, (school crossing) 4. Place the word cards in a place where students can ..."

3. The American and English Railroad Cases: A Collection of All Cases Affecting by Frank Cyrus Smith, Thomas Johnson Michie, United States Courts, Great Britain Courts, Canada Courts (1901)
"The nearest crossing that we were to was what we called the 'school crossing'; that is, the crossing that crosses from the school house there by the park, ..."

4. The United Service Magazine by Arthur William Alsager Pollock (1866)
"... liis horse and he paid visits to every corner of the school, crossing and re-crossing without taking the slightest notice of the bar. ..."

5. Blackstick Papers by Anne Thackeray Ritchie (1908)
"... Miss Gray.1 She let us watch the little artificers for a time, then she led the way to another part of the school, crossing the big garden with the many ..."

6. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"... 1954 New York was the only city with a population of more than 1000000 that shunned the use of civilians as school-crossing guards —Joseph C. Ingraham, ..."

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