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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“It would take forever and would expose all those crossing the strait to risks” of Iranian attack, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
The other countries whose vessels -- of origin or destination -- made the crossing, were in decreasing order: the United Arab Emirates, China, India, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Brazil, and Iraq.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
“We are more than just crossing the border and getting deported. We have feelings. We have a past. We have a present. We have complex stories.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
She is currently off-duty owing to the school holidays, but will be at the crossing as "back-up" on Thursday to support Reg through his last patrol.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
But if I had to get that far from risky territory, then I might as well try crossing to the other side of the lake!
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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