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Definition of Level crossing
1. Noun. Intersection of a railway and a road on the same level; barriers close road when trains pass.
Generic synonyms: Carrefour, Crossing, Crossroad, Crossway, Intersection
Definition of Level crossing
1. Noun. (chiefly British) An at-grade crossing between a railway line and an ordinary road, with rails and road at the same level. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Level Crossing
Literary usage of Level crossing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the Statistical Society of London by Statistical Society (Great Britain) (1869)
"A child run over at an occupation level crossing hetween Twickenham and ...
lioy run over and killed at a foot level crossing near Twickenham. ..."
2. A Manual of Civil Engineering by William John Macquorn Rankine, William J. Millar (1889)
"Switches, points, and crossings f rails should not occur on a level crossing of
a road, nor should ny mils on such a crossing approach nearer to each other ..."
3. Irrigation Canals and Other Irrigation Works: Including the Flow of Water in by Patrick John Flynn (1892)
"... A-very good example of a level crossing is at ... Figure 106 shows the plan
of the level crossing. The dam itself consists of ..."
4. The Jurist by Great Britain Courts (1864)
"limiting trains to pass any train over the level crossing, or at any time to
allow any train, engine, carriage, or truck to stand across the same. ..."
5. The Law Reports by Great Britain Court of Chancery, George Wirgman Hemming (1868)
"The railway was made accordingly with a level crossing at A., and a level crossing
was also made at B. for the use of persons using the public road from ..."
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