- present participle of cross.
crossing
Americannoun
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crossings
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the act of a person or thing that crosses.
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a place where lines, streets, tracks, etc., cross each other.
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a place at which a road, railroad track, river, etc., may be crossed.
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hybridization; crossbreeding.
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the act of opposing or thwarting; frustration; contradiction.
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the intersection of nave and transept in a cruciform church.
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Railroads. a track structure composed of four connected frogs, permitting two tracks to cross each other at grade with sufficient clearance for wheel flanges.
noun
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the place where one thing crosses another
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a place, often shown by markings, lights, or poles, where a street, railway, etc, may be crossed
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the intersection of the nave and transept in a church
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the act or instance of travelling across something, esp the sea
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the act or process of crossbreeding
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The soon-to-open crossing will let the big cats seek mates in the Simi Hills and beyond — and allow fresh blood to travel into their neck of the woods, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Since most North Korean defectors historically escaped by crossing into China, Kim’s campaign to seal the border began with that border.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Recently, in the Simi Hills north of the crossing, his team marked three kittens, the first litter for the 3 ½-year-old lion known as P-113.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Nineteen times this season, the Rays executed a bunt that resulted in a run crossing the plate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
He was snooping around the telegraph office when the message came in: Two men had been seen crossing the Potomac.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
The city was developing alternative pontoon crossings to help ease the gridlock in a city with a daytime population -- including commuters -- of around 3.5 million.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
However, given the uncertain terrain, such crossings may not always be intentional, Bosack said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The Signum one has four variables: Brent crude oil, the 10-year yield, the number of Hormuz crossings and the S&P 500.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
Shabana Mahmood will announce the reopening of a scheme to resettle refugees in the UK, as she hopes that offering "safe and legal" routes will deter small boat crossings.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
“And to answer yer asking, there’s shallow crossings a couple days’ traveling upstream but there ain’t no bridges for a good distance more either way.”
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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