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cross-passages

cross-passages is the plural of cross-passage.

Meaning of cross-passage

Noun

cross-passage (plural cross-passages)

  1. An underground passage between two parallel tunnels, provided for use in the event of an emergency.
    • At the lowest point, a short length of tunnel was driven alongside the up line, with a cross passage, to serve as a sump and pump house for dealing with any accumulation of water.1958 August, T. S. Lascelles, “Diamond Jubilee of the Waterloo & City Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 520
  2. An underground passage between two underground station platforms.

Questions about cross-passages

What is cross-passages the plural of?
Cross-passages is the plural of cross-passage.

Words near cross-passages in the dictionary

  1. cross-over
  2. cross-overs
  3. cross-ownership
  4. cross-party
  5. cross-passage
  6. cross-passages
  7. cross-patch
  8. cross-patches
  9. cross-phrasing
  10. cross-phrasings
  11. cross-platform

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