crossing

[kraw-sing, kros-ing]

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that crosses. cross.

2. a place where lines, streets, tracks, etc., cross each other.

3. a place at which a road, railroad track, river, etc., may be crossed. crossed.

4. hybridization; crossbreeding.

5. the act of opposing or thwarting; frustration; contradiction.

6. the intersection of nave and transept in a cruciform church.

7. Railroads.,  a track structure composed of four connected frogs, permitting two tracks to cross each other at grade with sufficient clearance for wheel flanges.

crossing

/ ˈkrɒsɪŋ /

noun

1. the place where one thing crosses another

2. a place, often shown by markings, lights, or poles, where a street, railway, etc, may be crossed

3. the intersection of the nave and transept in a church

4. the act or instance of travelling across something, esp the sea

5. the act or process of crossbreeding

Other Word Forms

• subcrossing noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of crossing¹

1375–1425; late Middle English. See cross, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

"Some people think that my work is controversial, or that I have always been crossing the red line," he said at the time.

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He tried to stop the ball from crossing the line but accidentally stepped on the ball, serving it to Michael Olise on a silver platter.

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One expert said that equated to between 80 and 100 lorries crossing the border each day and there were even concerns that there wasn't the transportation capacity to move the waste.

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"There are certain moments in politics or governance which are the moments of 'crossing the Rubicon' -- that point of no return," Saliya Pieris, former head of the Bar Association, wrote on Facebook.

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Like many footpath crossings, the site does not have warning lights or barriers and users are expected to stop, look, listen and decide when to cross.

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Related Words

• bridge 
• crossroad 
• intersection 
• junction 
• overpass 
• passage