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user-worked

user-worked adjective: of a level crossing, one where a railway crosses a right of way such as a road on private land, a footpath or a bridleway. Any gates or barriers provided often need to be operated manually, with some crossings requiring users to telephone a signaller to check that it is safe to cross.

Adjective

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  1. (UK) Of a level crossing, one where a railway crosses a right of way such as a road on private land, a footpath or a bridleway. Any gates or barriers provided often need to be operated manually, with some crossings requiring users to telephone a signaller to check that it is safe to cross.
    • A near-miss between a Greater Anglia Class 755 and two cars on a user-worked level crossing near Wroxham is being investigated by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB).2021 March 10, “RAIB investigates near-miss at user-worked crossing”, in RAIL, number 926, page 18

Questions about user-worked

What does user-worked mean?
User-worked means of a level crossing, one where a railway crosses a right of way such as a road on private land, a footpath or a bridleway. Any gates or barriers provided often need to be operated manually, with some crossings requiring users to telephone a signaller to check that it is safe to cross.
What part of speech is user-worked?
User-worked is an adjective.

Words near user-worked in the dictionary

  1. user-friendly
  2. user-hostile
  3. user-unfriendly
  4. user-upper
  5. user-uppers
  6. user-worked
  7. userbar
  8. userbars
  9. userbase
  10. userbases
  11. userbox

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