level crossing
- noun
- /ˈlɛvəl ˈkrɔsɪŋ/
- UK
:
cruce a nivel
- (Level-crossing bell)
Examples
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I reach the level crossing just by the end of the runway before I can make any visual contact with landing aircraft.
Blog text (25) -
The baggage car moved over a level crossing with a lamplit farmhouse nearby.
Fiction book (2001) -
In other words, we have now a level crossing between the two bare states.
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My favourite's the, uh... level-crossing.
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If there's a level crossing, there can be a perturbation.
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Multiple street-level pedestrian right-of-way crossings, and the absolute refusal to install above-street-level crossings where it matters.
Blog text (32) -
The car came to a stop at the level crossing as the train approached.
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Drivers must always be cautious when approaching a level crossing with railway signals.
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The level crossing had barriers that lowered when the train was on its way.
Synonyms
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A place where a road crosses train tracks at the same level with gates or signals
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a place where a railway and a road cross at the same level' is directly built from 'level' (same horizontal plane/same height) and 'crossing' (a junction where routes cross). This compositional relation is predictable and has clear cross-linguistic equivalents, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Level crossing comes from a simple image: a road and train tracks meet on the same level, so the road and rails form a crossing. That's why it means 'a place where a road and train tracks cross at the same level', usually with gates or lights to stop cars when a train comes.