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common crossings

common crossings is the plural of common crossing.

Meaning of common crossing

Noun

common crossing (plural common crossings)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see common, crossing.
  2. The part of a railway switch or turnout where the running-rails cross; a frog.
    • The frogs are made of steel rails; for all common crossings a check rail is placed on each side, at least 12 feet in length, and much longer in special cases. The narrowest part of the throat of the frog is 1¾ inches wide.1888, American Society of Civil Engineers, Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, volume 18, page 239

Questions about common crossings

What is common crossings the plural of?
Common crossings is the plural of common crossing.

Words near common crossings in the dictionary

  1. common crane
  2. common cranes
  3. common crossbill
  4. common crossbills
  5. common crossing
  6. common crossings
  7. common cuckoo
  8. common cuckoos
  9. common currencies
  10. common currency
  11. common cuttlefish

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