passage clouté

French

Etymology

Literally, “nailed passage”, from the use of large nailheads to delimit the crossing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.saʒ klu.te/ ~ /pɑ.saʒ klu.te/
  • Audio (Paris):(file)

Noun

passage clouté m (plural passages cloutés)

  1. (Europe, dated, strictly) pedestrian crossing delimited by two parallel lines of slightly rounded nailheads or rivet heads
  2. (Europe, loosely) pedestrian crossing
    Synonyms: passage piéton, passage pour piétons
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