level crossing

American  

noun

British.

1. grade crossing.

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level crossing British  

noun

1. US and Canadian name: grade 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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Etymology

Origin of level crossing

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

A number of floral tributes were also left at the scene at the Chestnut Grove footpath level crossing in Burton Joyce, which was closed to the public for an initial 21 days.

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Other tributes include dozens of floral messages left at the Chestnut Grove footpath level crossing, which has been closed to the public.

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An 11-year-old boy who was hit and killed by a train at a level crossing is believed to have been distracted by a video on his mobile phone, an investigation has found.

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A signed LS Lowry print showing a town's now-vanished level crossing has sold at auction just a few miles away from the scene it depicts.

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Local outlet TV2 reported helicopters had been sent to the scene and quoted local rail officials as saying the train had "hit a slurry tanker" at a level crossing.

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