grade separation vs crossing

crossing vs grade separation

grade separation and crossing both are nouns.

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

As nouns, crossing is a hypernym of grade separation; that is, crossing is a word with a broader meaning than grade separation:

grade separation: a crossing that uses an underpass or overpass
crossing: a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other

Other hypernyms of grade separation include crossover, crosswalk.

grade separation (noun)	crossing (noun)
a crossing that uses an underpass or overpass	a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean)
	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 grade separation and crossing

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