Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

puffin crossing

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables
puffin cross-ing
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

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What does puffin crossing mean?
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.
Where does puffin crossing come from?
Short for pedestrian user-friendly intelligent crossing.

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