railroad crossing

noun

US
: a place where a road crosses railroad tracks

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Joe Tegtmeyer, the robotaxi rider and a Tesla booster, said in a video on X that his vehicle was stopped in an area with a traffic light and a railroad crossing. David Ingram, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025 Right now, scaling is inhibited by the presence of an onboard babysitter needed to prevent freak occurrences, like the recent case in which a monitor had to stop a Tesla from running a railroad crossing as a train was approaching. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 24 July 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 Rough railroad crossing impacts can include flat tires, bent rims and front end and suspension system damage. Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 9 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 8 Oct. 2025.

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