crossing
Americannoun
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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. 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
Other Word Forms
- subcrossing noun
Etymology
Origin of crossing
Example Sentences
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Iran told mediators that it would limit the number of ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz to around a dozen a day and charge tolls under the two-week cease-fire struck by President Trump.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Iran told mediators on Wednesday it would limit the number of ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz to around a dozen a day.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
By the time it reaches the Pacific Crest Trail crossing 12 miles east of Julian, travelers have already descended nearly 2,000 feet.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
"Two of these 15 made the crossing," Abdulkadir Uraloglu told CNN's Turk channel.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
After crossing the Atlantic, the two girls stopped in London, where John Adams, the American minister to England, and his wife, Abigail, met the pair.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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