crossing guard
noun[C]
USuk/ˈkrɒs.ɪŋ ˌɡɑːd/us/ˈkrɑː.sɪŋ ˌɡɑːrd/apersonwhohelpschildrentocrossaroadnear aschool, doing it as ajobor as avolunteer(= someone who does something tohelpotherswithout beingpaid):
Everyoneagreesthat thejobof acrossingguardcan bedangerous.
Paycloseattentionto thecrossingguardat theintersection.
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lollipop lady
lollipop man
- Theschoolsafetycommitteeworkswithparents,teachers,crossingguards, andschoolbusdrivers.
- Theintersectionispatrolledbycrossingguards.
- Hevolunteersas acrossingguardwhen hisworkschedulepermits.
- There are severalpointsontheirroutetoschoolwhere there are nosidewalksorcrossingguards.
Roads: urban & residential streets
- access road
- adopt
- adopted
- alley
- arterial
- boulevard
- cul-de-sac
- high street
- lane
- lollipop lady
- lollipop man
- parade
- plaza
- row
- runnel
- square
- st
- street
- the whole streetidiom
- unadopted