level crossing

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• level crossing — level crossings N COUNT A level crossing is a place where a railway line crosses a road. [BRIT] (in AM, use grade crossing, railroad crossing) …   English dictionary

• level crossing — n BrE a place where a railway crosses a road, usually protected by gates American Equivalent: railroad crossing …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• level crossing — noun count BRITISH a RAILROAD CROSSING …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• level crossing — n. Brit. GRADE CROSSING …   English World dictionary

• level crossing — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a place where a railway and a road cross at the same level …   English terms dictionary

• Level crossing — This article is about at grade intersections between railway and road. For where two rail lines cross, see level junction. For a type of nuclear receptor (RXR), see Retinoid X receptor. A level crossing at Chertsey, England, as the barriers rise …   Wikipedia

• level crossing — noun intersection of a railway and a road on the same level; barriers close road when trains pass • Syn: ↑grade crossing • Hypernyms: ↑intersection, ↑crossroad, ↑crossway, ↑crossing, ↑carrefour * * * noun, pl ⋯ ings [ …   Useful english dictionary

• level crossing — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms level crossing : singular level crossing plural level crossings British a place where a road crosses a railway and gates are used to stop cars when a train is coming …   English dictionary

• level crossing — noun An at grade crossing between a railway line and an ordinary road, with rails and road at the same level. Syn: grade crossing …   Wiktionary

• level crossing — (British) grade crossing, railroad crossing, place there railroad tracks intersect …   English contemporary dictionary

• level crossing — noun Date: circa 1841 British grade crossing …   New Collegiate Dictionary