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level crossing
level 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 US and Canadian namegrade crossing
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Word History and Origins
Origin of level crossing1
First recorded in 1835–45
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Example Sentences
A few yards further on, take the level-crossing over the Ypres-Lille Railway.
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Before the level-crossing over the Ypres-Routers railway, take the road to the right.
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On the far side of the level-crossing the road rises, and the Abbey on the top of Cats Hill soon comes into view.
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Turn to the right in the Place de l'Eglise, then to the left over a level-crossing near the station.
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On the other side of the level-crossing, leave on the right the badly damaged village of Auchy-lez-La-Basse.
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