Phrase guide

level crossing

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An at-grade crossing between a railway line and an ordinary road, with rails and road at the same level.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: grade crossing, railroad crossing

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

intersection of a railway and a road on the same level; barriers close road when trains pass

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: grade crossing

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: intersection, crossroad, crossway, crossing, carrefour

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

48 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: dəmiryol keçidi — at-grade crossing
  • Belarusian: чыгу́начны перае́зд (čyhúnačny pjerajézd) — at-grade crossing
  • Catalan: pas a nivell — at-grade crossing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 平交道口 (píngjiāodàokǒu) — at-grade crossing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 平交道 (píngjiāodào) — at-grade crossing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鐵路道口 /铁路道口 (tiělù dàokǒu) — at-grade crossing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 平面交叉 (píngmiàn jiāochā) — at-grade crossing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 道口 (dàokǒu) — at-grade crossing
  • Cornish: treusva hyns horn — at-grade crossing
  • Czech: železniční přejezd — at-grade crossing
  • Czech: úrovňové křížení — at-grade crossing
  • Danish: jernbaneoverskæring — at-grade crossing
  • Dutch: spoorwegovergang — at-grade crossing
  • Dutch: overweg — at-grade crossing
  • Esperanto: traknivela pasejo — at-grade crossing
  • Estonian: raudteeülesõidukoht — at-grade crossing
  • Finnish: tasoristeys — at-grade crossing
  • French: passage à niveau — at-grade crossing
  • French: PN — at-grade crossing
  • German: Bahnübergang — at-grade crossing
  • German: BÜ — at-grade crossing
  • Greek: ισόπεδος διάβασις (isópedos diávasis) — at-grade crossing
  • Hindi: फाटक (phāṭak) — at-grade crossing
  • Hungarian: útátjáró — at-grade crossing
  • Indonesian: perlintasan sebidang — at-grade crossing
  • Italian: passaggio a livello — at-grade crossing
  • Italian: attraversamento a livello — at-grade crossing
  • Italian: attraversamento ferroviario — at-grade crossing
  • Italian: passaggio ferroviario — at-grade crossing
  • Japanese: 踏切 (fumikiri) — at-grade crossing
  • Korean: 건널목 (geonneolmok) — at-grade crossing
  • Latvian: pārbrauktuve — at-grade crossing
  • Lithuanian: geležinkelio pervaža — at-grade crossing
  • Norwegian Bokmål: planovergang — at-grade crossing
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: planovergang — at-grade crossing
  • Polish: przejazd kolejowo-drogowy — at-grade crossing
  • Portuguese: passagem de nível — at-grade crossing
  • Romanian: trecere de nivel — at-grade crossing
  • Russian: железнодоро́жный перее́зд (železnodoróžnyj perejézd) — at-grade crossing
  • Slovak: železničné priecestie — at-grade crossing
  • Spanish: paso a nivel — at-grade crossing
  • Swedish: plankorsning — at-grade crossing
  • Turkish: hemzemin geçit — at-grade crossing
  • Ukrainian: залі́зничний пере́їзд (zalíznyčnyj peréjizd) — at-grade crossing
  • Urdu: پھاٹَک (phāṭak) — at-grade crossing
  • Vietnamese: đường ngang — at-grade crossing
  • Vietnamese: giao cắt đường sắt — at-grade crossing
  • Welsh: croesfan gwastad — at-grade crossing