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grade crossing
noun
: a crossing of highways, railroad tracks, or pedestrian walks or combinations of these on the same level
Examples of grade crossing in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Also taking place will be the installation of new interlockings and maintenance of existing grade crossings with additional safety features.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 May 2024
A number of people have also been struck by trains downtown, where there are many grade crossings, in recent years.
—Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2024
It's trenched, so there are no grade crossings, no road intersections.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2023
In addition to increasing speeds, the $1.96 billion project also provided safety improvements at 212 grade crossings, Pritzker said.
—Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2023
The grant covers several improvements along the route, including the development, final design, and construction for track and signal-related improvements, as well as upgrades to grade crossings and improvements to stations.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2023
But with more than 200,000 grade crossings across the United States, some impacts are inevitable, the industry says, citing those as the trade-off of transporting goods.
—Andrea Salcedo, Luz Lazo and Lee Powell, Anchorage Daily News, 26 May 2023
The fund, established by the Illinois General Assembly in 1955 is a collaborative effort between the Illinois Department of Transportation and the Illinois Commerce Commission to ensure safety of the State’s 7,595 railroad grade crossings.
—Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2023
Northbound train #263 struck the vehicle at the Broadway grade crossing at about 4:35 p.m., said Dan Lieberman, a spokesperson for the San Mateo County Transit District, which oversees Caltrain, SamTrans, and the San Mateo County Transportation Authority.
—Lauren Hernández, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Aug. 2021
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1890, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of grade crossing was
circa 1890
Dictionary Entries Near grade crossing
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“Grade crossing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grade%20crossing. Accessed 12 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
grade crossing
noun
: a crossing (as of highways, railroad tracks, or pedestrian walks) on the same level
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