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barrow crossing

barrow crossing noun: a type of crossing found mainly in railway stations which allows passengers to cross between platforms at track level.

barrow crossing: a type of crossing found mainly in railway stations which allows passengers to cross between...
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Noun

barrow crossing (plural barrow crossings)

  1. (UK) A type of crossing found mainly in railway stations which allows passengers to cross between platforms at track level.
    • As the ends of the up and down platforms are not opposite each other, it is not possible to provide the ordinary type of barrow crossing, and the full churns were too heavy to be man-handled up and down the stairs of the footbridge.1951 October, “The Why and the Wherefore: Milk Platform at Beccles”, in Railway Magazine, page 717

Forms of barrow crossing

pluralbarrow crossings

Questions about barrow crossing

What does barrow crossing mean?
Barrow crossing means a type of crossing found mainly in railway stations which allows passengers to cross between platforms at track level.
What part of speech is barrow crossing?
Barrow crossing is a noun.
What is the plural of barrow crossing?
The plural of barrow crossing is barrow crossings.

Words near barrow crossing in the dictionary

  1. barrow
  2. Barrow Bay
  3. barrow boy
  4. barrow boys
  5. Barrow County
  6. barrow crossing
  7. barrow crossings
  8. Barrow Gurney
  9. Barrow Haven
  10. Barrow Hill
  11. barrow hog

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