zebra-markinghttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zebra-marking_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezebra marking, n.
Revised 2018

zebra markingnoun

  1. 1854–
    a. (Frequently in plural) stripes or markings resembling those of a zebra; spec. dark and light stripes applied to a road surface to indicate a pedestrian crossing (cf. zebra crossing n.) b. the action or practice of marking something with stripes.
    1. 1854
      The G. gerardiana is a variety of the other without its zebra markings.
      Florist & Hort. Journal (Philadelphia) vol. 3 292
    2. 1901
      Only in two cases did the foal of the stallion sire by the previously crossed zebra dam show any signs of a zebra-marking.
      G. P. Mudge, Textbook Zoology xxiii. 370
    3. 1949
      Investigations by the Road Research Laboratory..have led to the full-scale trials of the striped (zebra) markings for pedestrian crossings.
      Surveyor 8 July 407/1
    4. 1955
      Changes in pedestrian behavior as a result of zebra marking.
      Journal Operations Research Society of Amer. vol. 3 292 (heading)
    5. 2015
      Traffic wardens..guide pedestrians to cross the roads at designated zebra markings only.
      Times of India (Nexis) 25 February

Originally published as part of the entry for zebra, n.

zebra, n. was revised in June 2018.