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

Derived forms: level crossings

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

Encyclopedia: Level crossing