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Complete Definition of "grade crossing"

English

Noun
grade crossing (plural grade crossings)

  1. context|primarily|US An at-grade crossing between a railroad line and an ordinary road, with tracks and road at the same level.

Quotations
1969: w:United States Congress|United States Congress, Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1969
:In 1968 there were 1547 grade crossing fatalities. Two-thirds of the total fatalities associated with railroad operations occurred at grade crossings.

Synonyms
(primarily U.K.) level crossing
Category:Rail transportation

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