grade crossing
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3.2
- noun
- /ɡreɪd ˈkrɔsɪŋ/
- Specialized
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- The route is single-track and has to deal with a number of problematic grade crossings during peak commute hours.
- grade crossing accidents
- grade crossing collisions
- railroad grade crossing
Examples
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For example, the CREATE project in Chicago, which received money in TIGER I, lists "reducing motorist delay due to rail conflict at grade crossings" as one of their top goals.
Blog text (24) -
Ahead of me is a small hill, and on the other side, the grade crossing.
Fiction book (1996) -
The sound of a distant train is great if I can sleep through the blasts as the train passes a grade crossing.
Blog text (7) -
My mind's eye blinks away the sleep, and I see the grade crossing behind the house, marked with only a small wooden sign, easily missed in the darkness.
Fiction book (1996) -
But the council decided that it would rather focus on the cheaper option of an at-grade crossing, despite the concerns about PUC approval and the potential political brouhaha it would create.
Blog text (25) -
The next option, which the council favors, is to build an at-grade crossing with signals to help people legally cross where they have been doing so informally for years.
Blog text (25) -
Many accidents occur at grade crossings where trains and cars meet on the same level.
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Drivers should always be cautious when approaching grade crossings to ensure their safety.
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The city installed new signals at the grade crossings to improve safety for motorists.
Synonyms
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1.7
A place where two roads or paths meet so people can go across
A place where a road and train tracks cross at the same level with barriers that close for trains
How High
6
7.2
- US
31
3.4
- Specialized
1
6.1
- Specialized
1
3.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun 'crossing' clearly signals a junction or place where routes meet, so part of the meaning is recoverable from the constituents. However, the sense of 'grade' required here is a technical one (ʼat-gradeʼ/ground level) rather than the common B1 sense of incline or school 'grade', so the full railway-specific meaning (road and railway meeting at the same level) is not fully predictable to a B1 learner who only knows the basic senses of the words.
Etymology
Grade crossing comes from the words grade and crossing: grade meant the 'level' of the ground and crossing meant a place where two routes meet. That's why grade crossing means a place where a road and a railway meet on the same level, often with gates or signals to stop cars when trains come.