crossing at grade

  • 1Grade crossing — Grade Grade (gr[=a]d), n. [F. grade, L. gradus step, pace, grade, from gradi to step, go. Cf. {Congress}, {Degree}, {Gradus}.] 1. A step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order; relative position or standing; as, grades of military rank;… …

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  • 2Grade — (gr[=a]d), n. [F. grade, L. gradus step, pace, grade, from gradi to step, go. Cf. {Congress}, {Degree}, {Gradus}.] 1. A step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order; relative position or standing; as, grades of military rank; crimes of… …

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  • 3crossing — n. 1) to make a crossing 2) a rough; smooth crossing 3) a border crossing 4) a grade (AE), level (BE); Panda (BE), pedestrian, pelican (BE), zebra (BE); railroad (AE), railway (esp. BE) crossing 5) a transoceanic crossing 6) at a crossing (at the …

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  • 4grade crossing — grade crossings N COUNT A grade crossing is a place where a railroad track crosses a road at the same level. [AM] (in BRIT, use level crossing) …

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  • 5grade crossing — grade .crossing n AmE a place where a road and railway cross each other, usually with gates that shut the road while the train passes British Equivalent: level crossing …

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  • 6grade — [grād] n. [Fr < L gradus, a step, degree, rank < gradi, to step, walk < IE base * ghredh , to stride > Goth griths, step] 1. any of the stages in an orderly, systematic progression; step; degree 2. a) a degree or rating in a scale… …

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  • 7grade crossing — grade ,crossing noun count AMERICAN a place where a road crosses a railroad line …

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  • 8grade crossing — grade′ cross ing n. rai an intersection of a railroad track and another track, a road, etc., at the same level Also called, Brit.,level crossing …

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  • 9grade crossing — ☆ grade crossing n. the place where a railroad intersects another railroad or a roadway on the same level …

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  • 10crossing — [n] pathway to traverse larger path bridge, cloverleaf, crossroad, crosswalk, crossway, decussation, exchange, grade crossing, grating, gridiron, interchange, intersection, junction, loop, network, overpass, passage, screen, traversal, traverse,… …

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