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GRADE CROSSING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does grade crossing mean?
• GRADE CROSSING (noun)
The noun GRADE CROSSING has 1 sense:
1. intersection of a railway and a road on the same level; barriers close road when trains pass
Familiarity information: GRADE CROSSING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Intersection of a railway and a road on the same level; barriers close road when trains pass
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
grade crossing; level crossing
Hypernyms ("grade crossing" is a kind of...):
carrefour; crossing; crossroad; crossway; intersection (a junction where one street or road crosses another)
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