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• present participle of cross.

crossing

American  

[kraw-sing, kros-ing] / ˈkrɔ sɪŋ, ˈkrɒs ɪŋ /

noun

• crossings
  plural

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

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.

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.

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crossing British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• subcrossing
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• crossings
  plural

Etymology

Origin of crossing

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

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

crossing crossings

In the last week of September, 31 ships a day made the crossing, compared with 138 before the war.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

After he lost his job because of the technology, he describes crossing "to the dark side" to work as a data operator.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Instead of crossing over into the afterlife, Billy, the magically inclined twin, transferred his soul into the body of William Kaplan, a teenager who had just been involved in a fatal car crash.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

In a follow-up post on Facebook, police warned some social media comments on the case "can be a crossing of the line and in the worst case, a criminal offense".

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

“And I have a headache,” Beowulf added, crossing his eyes.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

The Revolutionary Guard have claimed the vessels ran into mines after conducting what they said were illegal crossings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

In September, she also reopened a scheme to resettle refugees in the UK, saying she hoped that offering "safe and legal" routes would deter small boat crossings.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Since September 10, the IOM detected more than 20,000 crossings to Djibouti from Ethiopia, despite a surge in conflict in Yemen.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

“Practically, the core purpose is to mitigate any future crossings of the military demarcation line,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Steamer crossings to Europe were resumed, after being suspended during four years of war, and new routes, this time to North America, became the rage.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

Related Words

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