crossing vs grade crossing

grade crossing vs crossing

crossing and grade crossing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crossing	Yes	No	No	No
grade crossing	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, grade crossing is a hyponym of crossing; that is, grade crossing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crossing:

crossing: a junction where one street or road crosses another
grade crossing: intersection of a railway and a road on the same level; barriers close road when trains pass

Other hyponyms of crossing include corner, street corner, turning point, level crossing.

crossing (noun)	grade crossing (noun)
a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean)	intersection of a railway and a road on the same level; barriers close road when trains pass
traveling across
(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other
a junction where one street or road crosses another
a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect
a shallow area in a stream that can be forded

Difference between crossing and grade crossing

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