level crossing

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lev′el cross′ing, [Brit.]

1. Rail Transport, British Terms See grade crossing. 

• 1835–45

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level crossing noun

1. a point at which a railway and a road cross, esp one with barriers that close the road when a train is scheduled to pass

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ˈgrade ˌcross•ing, n. [countable]

1. Rail Transport a place where a railroad track and another track, a road, etc., meet at the same level.

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grade′ cross′ing, 

1. Rail Transport an intersection of a railroad track and another track, a road, etc., at the same level.

Also,[Brit.,] level crossing. 

• 1885–90, American.