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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When U.S. and Israeli forces launched the strikes Saturday morning, more than 1,000 aircraft were flying in the region, including scores crossing the crucial air corridor over Iraq.
They got worse from there, but they did include an image of the new cover, a screenshot of the tour schedule, and a photo of Lorren crossing her eyes and sticking out her tongue.
From Literature
This was going to be ten kinds of terrible, I thought, crossing my arms over my chest.
From Literature
Members of the San Dimas mountain rescue team were stationed at the East Fork trailhead around 8 a.m., speaking with hikers about river crossing safety.
From Los Angeles Times
In the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway that is key to global oil transit, three ships were attacked on Sunday after Iran had previously warned vessels against crossing.
From Barron's
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