Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

automatic half-barrier level crossing

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.77 in modern English

Syllables: au-to-mat-ic half-bar-ri-er level cross-ing
IPA

51

Scrabble Score

33

Letters

8

Syllables

17

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A level crossing with a single barrier on each side of the railway line, the barriers when lowered only block half of the road.

Example Sentences

"The incident occurred when the 1111 Fenchurch Street-Southend Central passed over Mucking automatic half-barrier level crossing (between East Tilbury and Stanford-le-Hope) just six seconds after a lorry partially loaded with concrete had reversed off the crossing. The train was travelling at 57mph at the time."

Inflected Forms

automatic half-barrier level crossings (plural)

Synonyms

AHB

Questions

What does automatic half-barrier level crossing mean?: A level crossing with a single barrier on each side of the railway line, the barriers when lowered only block half of the road.

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