grade separation

noun

: a highway or railroad crossing using an underpass or overpass

Examples of grade separation in a Sentence

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For people on foot, grade separation can mean a pedestrian bridge over the tracks that allows safe passageway. Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025 In May, the Texas Legislature approved a grant program to provide money for grade separation projects related to railways, such as bridges or underpasses. Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Dec. 2025 During Monday’s Shafter council meeting, CHSRA representatives proposed adjustments intended to reduce construction time, interruptions, and costs by using grade separations, such as overpasses, instead of building a 35-foot wall along the rail line. Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025 Duffy cited four projects related to the broader California high-speed rail initiative that would lose funding, including track extensions, grade separations, design work and the construction of a rail station in Madera. Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grade separation

Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of grade separation was in 1935

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“Grade separation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grade%20separation. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.

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