scissors crossover

English

Noun

scissors crossover (plural scissors crossovers)

  1. (rail transport) A superimposed pair of railway crossovers, resembling a letter X, permitting travel in either direction between a pair of parallel tracks.
    • 1962 October, “Talking of Trains: Liverpool Street layout remodelled”, in Modern Railways, page 222:
      Included in the new layout are four new scissors crossovers.
    Synonyms: diamond crossover, scissor crossover, scissors crossing
    Hypernym: double crossover

Translations
diamond crossover — see diamond crossover
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