grade separation

noun

: a highway or railroad crossing using an underpass or overpass

Examples of grade separation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The town is expected to receive upward of $114 million in regional funding to build out the grade separations at McQueen, Power and Val Vista roads. —

Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024 One of the projects that didn't receive funding was a grade separation at the intersection of 86th and the Monon trail, similar to what's at the Nickel Plate trail's 46th Street intersection now. —

Nadia Scharf, The Indianapolis Star, 14 June 2024 The highest in District 1, grade separations for the Blue Line extension of the trolley that ends at UTC, is 65th. —

David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2023 Project types can include grade separations, new roadway alignments, and access roads. —

Jake Zuckerman, cleveland, 5 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for grade separation

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Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of grade separation was in 1935

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“Grade separation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grade%20separation. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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