railway crossing

collocation in English

meaningsofrailwayandcrossing

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railway
noun[C]
uk
/ˈreɪl.weɪ/us
/ˈreɪl.weɪ/
the metal tracks on which ...
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crossing
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkrɒs.ɪŋ/us
/ˈkrɑː.sɪŋ/
a place where something such as a road, river, etc. can be crossed safely, or a place where a road and a railway meet and cross ...
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(Definition ofrailwayandcrossingfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrailway crossing

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A seven-year-old boy is playing on therailwaycrossingnear his home, oblivious to the express train which hurtles towards him.
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They have started to cut out a new road, and they are actually making arailwaycrossingthere.
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They go up and down the main street and thisrailwaycrossingtraverses the centre of the street.
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He, like so many others, believes that unless we do something with therailwaycrossing, we shall have a serious accident.
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It can be argued that the milkman and the postman who use thisrailwaycrossingare not covered because the gates are never shut.
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The existence of arailwaycrossingin the centre of the city has always been the most contentious aspect of an unresolved debate.
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Is there any reason why people should not accept this new form ofrailwaycrossing, once they become familiar with the rules?
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It is not the question of a herd of beasts being driven across arailwaycrossingthat is the problem.
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Even the railway engine which we have on ourrailwaycrossingsign goes in the same direction as that in the continental pattern.
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The surroundings are very pleasant but the building is a mile from the main hospital and is separated from the town by a busyrailwaycrossing.
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In the period between five o'clock and six-thirty it has been estimated that on recorded occasions therailwaycrossinggates have been shut for no less than thirty-five minutes.
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However, this road was too narrow, had arailwaycrossingand passed through a residential area.
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Many accidents have taken place on therailwaycrossing.
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Swale railway station is at the southern end of the bridge which is regarded by network rail as arailwaycrossing.
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Though there is an over-bridge which was built in 1995, people still face many problems because the bridge is quite far from therailwaycrossing.
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They continue to evade police capture, until they reach a majorrailwaycrossing.
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People of the village have to cross therailwaycrossing.
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It removed therailwaycrossingand an underpass about 500 m long.
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Horamavurailwaycrossingis traffic bottleneck during the times when trains pass through.
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It extends from therailwaycrossing, along the highway.
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