automatic half-barrier level crossing
Definitions
A level crossing with a single barrier on each side of the railway line, the barriers when lowered only block half of the road.
Examples
“The incident occurred when the 1111 Fenchurch Street-Southend Central passed over Mucking automatic half-barrier level crossing (between East Tilbury and Stanford-le-Hope) just six seconds after a lorry partially loaded with concrete had reversed off the crossing. The train⟳ was travelling at 57mph at the time.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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