railroad crossing

noun

US
: a place where a road crosses railroad tracks

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There was the promise of a long road detour or the prospect of a dangerous railroad crossing. Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 20 June 2025 Chesterton will soon install signs to alert pedestrians about the railroad crossing on Calumet Road with the town’s opening of a parking lot nearby on Grant Avenue. Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025 The website was born out of complaints from Ferndale residents about the railroad crossing at the intersection of Hilton and 9 Mile. Ayah Imran, Freep.com, 18 July 2025 The derailment happened at 9:20 a.m. June 30 near the railroad crossing at Independence Avenue, just north of Highway 60, according to a July 1 news release from Hartford Fire & Rescue. Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for railroad crossing

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“Railroad crossing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/railroad%20crossing. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

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