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单词 grade crossing
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grade crossing

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noun

an intersection of a railroad track and another track, a road, etc., at the same level.
Also British, level crossing .

Origin of grade crossing

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Words nearby grade crossing

gradate, gradatim, gradation, grade, grade cricket, grade crossing, graded post, gradeflation, grade I astrocytoma, grade II astrocytoma, grade III astrocytoma
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Example sentences from the Web for grade crossing

  • "Look out for this grade-crossing," remarked Joe to the driver, for they were approaching the railroad.

    Baseball Joe in the Big League|Lester Chadwick
  • There was a grade-crossing, with a 'Look out for the Engine' sign, and there was a tow-headed infant in rags.

    The Best Short Stories of 1917|Various

British Dictionary definitions for grade crossing

grade crossing

noun

US and Canadian a point at which a railway and a road cross, esp one with barriers that close the road when a train is scheduled to passAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): level crossing
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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