Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scissors crossover

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables: scis-sors crossover
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A superimposed pair of railway crossovers, resembling the letter X, permitting travel in either direction between a pair of parallel tracks.

Example Sentences

"Here the line is joined by the Colne Valley branch, and both tracks are carried into Haverhill station upon a high embankment from which the town can be seen on the south side. The twin tracks, after traversing a scissors crossover, become the down and up roads through the station, which possesses an extensive goods yard."
"Included in the new layout are four new scissors crossovers."

Inflected Forms

scissors crossovers (plural)

Synonyms

diamond crossover scissor crossover scissors crossing

Questions

What does scissors crossover mean?: A superimposed pair of railway crossovers, resembling the letter X, permitting travel in either direction between a pair of parallel tracks.

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