noun
push-button pedestrian crossing; pelican crossing
Abbreviation of 押しボタン式信号. Refers specifically to a pedestrian crossing activated by pressing a button.
この交差点は押しボタン式だから、ボタンを押さないと信号が変わらない。
This intersection has a push-button crossing, so the light won't change unless you press the button.
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
push-button operated
General descriptor for devices or systems activated by a push button, not limited to crossings.
この機械は押しボタン式で、誰でも簡単に操作できる。
This machine is push-button operated, so anyone can use it easily.
Full form of the abbreviation; explicitly means 'push-button traffic signal'.
Compound of 押し (pushing) + ボタン (button) + 式 (style/type). The abbreviation sense is a shortening of 押しボタン式信号.