Showing results for grade separation. Search instead for accurate separation.

grade separation

American

noun

separation of the levels at which roads, railroads, paths, etc., cross one another in order to prevent conflicting rows of traffic or the possibility of accidents.

Etymology

Origin of grade separation

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Keep, I mean to say, an accurate separation of what you have really come to know in your own minds, and what is still unknown.

From On the Choice of Books by Carlyle, Thomas

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023