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Crossrail

Crossrail

4 5.6
A major new rail line across London and the group in charge of building it
  • proper noun
: Crossrail
  • The Crossrail is the biggest construction project in Europe, carving 26 miles of new commuter train tunnels beneath the surface of London.
  • Crossrail's tunnel
  • Crossrail station
  • Crossrail trains

But Crossrail had the main logo is a world class railway.

Examples

  • But Crossrail had the main logo is a world class railway.

    The Royal Institution

  • One, they pledged to defray a third of the cost of Crossrail by continually increasing transit revenues.

  • You mentioned the measures that you were taking in Crossrail to inspire young women to come into the industry.

  • Just earn good money, cash in hand, working on the Crossrail.

    Locke (2014)

  • London and the SE will pull away even more from the north, and projects like Crossrail will enhance the M4 corridor.

    Blog text (22)

  • The new Crossrail station will make it easier and faster to get here, as well as to London City Airport.

  • The brand new tunnel and ten new Crossrail stations must connect to the existing London Underground network.

  • Crossrail is building a new Crossrail station directly underneath our feet here.

Synonyms

rail line
vsCrossrail
19 2.8

Tracks and the ground they sit on that form a route for trains

is a London project and organization that builds and manages a new route

Surface Forms

Crossrail main

Morphology

Crossrail = cross + rail (semi-transparent) = cross + rail

The elements 'cross' + 'rail' are recognizable, but as a proper name it denotes a specific London infrastructure project and organization rather than a generic descriptive compound.

Etymology

Crossrail is a modern name made from cross ('across' or 'from one side to the other') and rail ('train tracks'). So Crossrail literally means a railway that crosses the city, and it is used for both the new London rail line and the group that built it.