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Noun: grade crossing  greyd kró-sing
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: level crossing)
  1. Intersection of a railway and a road on the same level; barriers close road when trains pass
    "The driver stopped at the grade crossing as the train approached";
    - level crossing [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: grade crossings

Type of: carrefour, crossing, crossroad, crossway [N. Amer], intersection

Encyclopedia: Grade crossing