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grade crossing

grade crossing

noun
an intersection of a railroad track and another track, a road, etc., at the same level.
Also, British, level crossing.


Origin:
1885–90, Americanism
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grade crossing
 
n
(US), (Canadian) Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): level crossing a point at which a railway and a road cross, esp one with barriers that close the road when a train is scheduled to pass

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