level crossing

nounBritish.

grade crossing.

Origin of level crossing

First recorded in 1835–45

Words Nearby level crossing

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How to use level crossing in a sentence

A few yards further on, take the level-crossing over the Ypres-Lille Railway.
Ypres and the Battles of Ypres | Unknown
Before the level-crossing over the Ypres-Routers railway, take the road to the right.
Ypres and the Battles of Ypres | Unknown
On the far side of the level-crossing the road rises, and the Abbey on the top of Cats Hill soon comes into view.
Ypres and the Battles of Ypres | Unknown
Turn to the right in the Place de l'Eglise, then to the left over a level-crossing near the station.
Ypres and the Battles of Ypres | Unknown
On the other side of the level-crossing, leave on the right the badly damaged village of Auchy-lez-La-Basse.
Ypres and the Battles of Ypres | Unknown

British Dictionary definitions for level crossing

level crossing

noun

British 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: US and Canadian name: grade crossing

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