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PRONUNCIATION OF RAILWAY CROSSING

railway crossing  [ˈreɪlˌweɪ ˈkrɒsɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RAILWAY CROSSING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Railway crossing is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RAILWAY CROSSING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

railway crossing

Level crossing

A level crossing is an intersection where a railway line crosses a road or path at the same level, as opposed to the railway line crossing over or under using a bridge or tunnel. The term also applies when a light rail line with separate right-of-way or reserved track crosses a road in the same fashion. Other names include railway crossing, grade crossing, road through railroad, railroad crossing and train crossing.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RAILWAY CROSSING


bookcrossing
ˈbʊkˌkrɒsɪŋ
bossing
ˈbɒsɪŋ
boxing
ˈbɒksɪŋ
criss-crossing
ˈkrɪsˌkrɒsɪŋ
crossing
ˈkrɒsɪŋ
dancing
ˈdɑːnsɪŋ
dressing
ˈdrɛsɪŋ
facing
ˈfeɪsɪŋ
financing
ˈfaɪnænsɪŋ
increasing
ɪnˈkriːsɪŋ
licensing
ˈlaɪsənsɪŋ
missing
ˈmɪsɪŋ
non-prossing
ˌnɒnˈprɒsɪŋ
nursing
ˈnɜːsɪŋ
outcrossing
ˈaʊtˌkrɒsɪŋ
pricing
ˈpraɪsɪŋ
processing
ˈprəʊsɛsɪŋ
racing
ˈreɪsɪŋ
sing
sɪŋ
Singh
sɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RAILWAY CROSSING

railroader
railway
railway bridge
railway carriage
railway engine
railway guide
railway journey
railway line
railway network
railway police
railway porter
railway station
railway timetable
railway track
railway worker
railway yard
railwayman
railwaymen
railwoman
railworker

WORDS THAT END LIKE RAILWAY CROSSING

addressing
advertising
blessing
data processing
data-processing
depressing
distressing
embarrassing
focussing
food processing
hairdressing
harassing
hissing
image processing
in passing
information processing
Lessing
passing
pressing
surpassing
word processing

Synonyms and antonyms of railway crossing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «railway crossing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RAILWAY CROSSING

Find out the translation of railway crossing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of railway crossing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «railway crossing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

铁路道口
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cruce ferroviario
570 millions of speakers

English

railway crossing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रेलवे क्रॉसिंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

معبر للسكك الحديدية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

железнодорожный переезд
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

travessia ferroviária
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রেল ক্রসিং
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

passage à niveau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lintasan keretapi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bahnübergang
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

鉄道の踏切
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

철도 횡단
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyebrang kareta api
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đường sắt qua
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ரயில்வே கடத்தல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रेल्वे ओलांडणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Demiryolu geçidi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

passaggio a livello
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kolejowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

залізничний переїзд
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

trecere de cale ferată
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σιδηροδρομική διάβαση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spoorkruising
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

järnvägsövergången
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

jernbaneovergang
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of railway crossing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RAILWAY CROSSING»

The term «railway crossing» is normally little used and occupies the 110.897 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of railway crossing
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RAILWAY CROSSING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «railway crossing» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «railway crossing» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about railway crossing

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RAILWAY CROSSING»

Discover the use of railway crossing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to railway crossing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Congressional Serial Set
Reports, Documents, and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.
‎1916
2
Annual Report of the Commissioner of Patents for the Year ...
Railway-crossing. D. L. Amcrman. No. 1,282,519 ; Oct. 22 ; v. 255 ; p. 764. Railway-crossing. C. A. Gordon. No. 1,258,670 ; Mar. 12 ; v. 248 : p. 250. Railway -crossing. D. E. Hammer. No. 1,261,519 ; Apr. 2 ; v. 249 ; p. 150. Railway- crossing.
United States. Patent Office, 1919
3
Opinions and Decisions of the Railroad Commission of the ...
45 Railway crossing, protection of. Campbell 1). c. B. 02 Q. R. Co., 1914 .............. . . 21 Railway crossing, installation of. Fairchild o. C. St. P. M. 62 O. R. Co., 1915 . . . . . . . . .. 755 Railway crossing, protection of. — Madison 1;. I. C. R. Co., 1914 .
Railroad Commission of Wisconsin, John M. Winterbotham, 1915
4
Public Documents of the State of Wisconsin
Blooming Grove, Dane Co., In re Hanchett Crossing, 1914 Railway crossing, protection of. Campbell v. C. B. & Q. R. Co., 1914 Railway crossing, installation of . Fairchild v. C. St. P. M. & 0. R. Co., 1915 Railway crossing, protection of. Madison v ...
Wisconsin, 1916
5
Opinions and Decisions of the Railroad Commission
M. St. P. & S. S. M. R. Co., 1914 494 Railway crossing, protection of. Blooming Grove, Banc Co., In re Hanchett Crossing, 1914 45 Railway crossing, protection of. Campbell v. C. B. & Q. R. Co., 1914 21 Railway crossing, installation of.
Railroad Commission of Wisconsin, 1915
6
Commissioner of Patents Annual Report
Railway-crossing. C. A. Gordon. No. 1,258,670; Mar. 12; v. 248: p. 250. Railway- crossing. D. E. Hammer. No. 1,261,519; Apr. 2; v. 249; .150. Ruilwayecross ng, J. llerm. No. 1,253,192; Jan. 8; v. Railway-crosbsêng. Railway-crossing.
United States. Patent Office, 1919
7
Index of Patents Issued from the United States Patent Office
1,365,848 ; Jan. 18; v. 282; p. 432. Railway control system. W. B. Murray. No. 1,390,870 ; Nov. 15. Railway controlling device. A. H. Fox and A. W. Lenderoth. No. 1.371,675 ; Mar. 15 ; v. 284 ; p. 476. Railway-crossing. 8. Balkwill. No. 1,367,004 ...
‎1922
8
Theoretical Aspects of Computing - ICTAC 2008: 5th ...
The controller then sends a command to the gate, closing the railway crossing to cars. The system operates in real time, ensuring safety (when the train is inside the railway crossing then the bar gate is closed) while maximizing utility (the bar ...
John S. Fitzgerald, Anne E. Haxthausen, Husnu Yenigun, 2008
9
Petri Net Technology for Communication-Based Systems: ...
A railways crossing serves as the case study throughout the paper. In the following section this railway crossing is described informally. Subsequently, it is specified by means of MSCs. Thereby, some background information on MSC is given.
Hartmut Ehrig, 2003
10
Spirit Leveling in New York, 1896-1905 and 1912-1916
6, just east of quarter corner north side of, in southeast angle of highway and railway crossing, 4 feet east of milepost 176, in base of Feet, telephone pole; rail spike marked "760.9 " 760. 66 Roseville, in front of station; top of rail 737.
Robert Bradford Marshall, 1918

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RAILWAY CROSSING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term railway crossing is used in the context of the following news items.
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Google Maps to include US highway railroad crossings (updated)
US Railway crossing accidents are up sharply over last year, but the Federal Railway Administration (FRA) is about to get some high-tech help. Google's Maps ... «Engadget, Jun 15»
2
Metro-North Train In Crash Wasn't Speeding And Crossing Signals …
The driver of the vehicle behind the Mercedes told NTSB investigators on Thursday that traffic was "edging along" at the railway crossing in Valhalla, an affluent ... «Huffington Post, Feb 15»
3
Train rams truck at crossing in southwestern Germany; 33 injured, 4 …
A train has collided with a truck at a railway crossing in southwestern Germany, leaving 33 people injured- four of them seriously. A police statement said that the ... «Fox News, Jul 14»

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