Noun: level crossing 'le-vul 'kró-sing
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: grade crossing)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: grade crossing)
- 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