railroad crossing

noun

US
: a place where a road crosses railroad tracks

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The Simi Valley Police Department said the teen was riding the e-bike in the area of Sequoia and Los Angeles avenues when the collision occurred at a railroad crossing. Austin Turner, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026 The closure will be confined to the railroad crossing, and local access will be maintained up to that point. Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026 During the budget workshop, City Council members agreed to include new funding for nearly two dozen projects, including $2 million for overhauling the eastern portion of Santa Fe Drive and $300,000 for design work on at-grade, railroad crossing points in Leucadia. Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026 Rescue crews rushed to the scene after the crash at a railroad crossing in the town of Bully-les-Mines on a train route leading from Dunkirk to Paris, the regional administration said in a statement. ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026 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 29 Apr. 2026.

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