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grade crossing
noun
- an intersection of a railroad track and another track, a road, etc., at the same level.
grade crossing
noun
- 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of grade crossing1
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
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Example Sentences
At a grade crossing, a switch-engine overturned his craft, about as gently as such an accident could be accomplished.
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Then far below him, four miles away, the long confident whistle of No. 44 at a grade crossing.
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Only the grade crossing war remained as an issue, and that would require still another vote after this.
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There was a grade-crossing, with a 'Look out for the Engine' sign, and there was a tow-headed infant in rags.
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"Eighty—miles—an—hour," says Bullard, close to my ear, and a moment later pulls the rope for a grade crossing.
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