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barrow crossings

barrow crossings is the plural of barrow crossing.

Meaning of barrow crossing

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

Questions about barrow crossings

What is barrow crossings the plural of?
Barrow crossings is the plural of barrow crossing.

Words near barrow crossings in the dictionary

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

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