English Dictionary

half-barrier

名詞

At an automatic half-barrier level crossing, a lifting barrier that does not block the whole road when in the horizontal position, placed on the left side in the UK according to driving on the left, and mostly used on narrower or quieter roads instead of two lifting barriers either side of the railway crossing.

日本語の意味

自動半遮断式鉄道横断道用の遮断機の一種。水平状態では障壁が道路全体を塞がず、英国では左側通行に合わせて左側に配置され、狭いまたは交通量が少ない道路の鉄道横断道において、左右に2つの昇降式遮断機を設置する代わりに使用される。

I slowed down at the rural crossing when the half-barrier began to descend across the left lane.

田舎の踏切で左車線だけを塞ぐ片側式の遮断機が降り始めたので、私は減速した。

意味（1）

At an automatic half-barrier level crossing, a lifting barrier that does not block the whole road when in the horizontal position, placed on the left side in the UK according to driving on the left, and mostly used on narrower or quieter roads instead of two lifting barriers either side of the railway crossing.

… all crossings with lifting half-barriers will be equipped in this way. …. At level crossings where there are to be half-barriers, train-operated through track-circuiting, the barriers will be timed to lower fully about five seconds before the fastest train can reach the crossing.

half-barriers （ plural ）