grade crossing
an intersection of a railroad track and another track, a road, etc., at the same level.
Origin of grade crossing
1- Also British, level crossing .
Words Nearby grade crossing
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How to use grade crossing in a sentence
At a grade crossing, a switch-engine overturned his craft, about as gently as such an accident could be accomplished.
The Modern Railroad | Edward HungerfordThen far below him, four miles away, the long confident whistle of No. 44 at a grade crossing.
Harper's Round Table, October 22, 1895 | VariousOnly the grade crossing war remained as an issue, and that would require still another vote after this.
Twelve Men | Theodore DreiserThere was a grade-crossing, with a 'Look out for the Engine' sign, and there was a tow-headed infant in rags.
The Best Short Stories of 1917 | Various"Eighty—miles—an—hour," says Bullard, close to my ear, and a moment later pulls the rope for a grade crossing.
Careers of Danger and Daring | Cleveland Moffett
British Dictionary definitions for grade crossing
US and Canadian 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: Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): level crossing
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