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 Words From

• sub·crossing noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of crossing¹

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

Example Sentences

She added that in the first six months of this year - when the Conservatives were still in office - there was an 18% increase in small boat crossings.

From BBC

The porousness of the border is apparent about 20 miles down the road, at the Kapitan Andreevo crossing, uniting Greece, Bulgaria, and Turkey - the busiest such border in Europe.

From BBC

In his first broadcast interview since taking up the job in September, Martin Hewitt said there was no "simple answer" to stopping people crossing the Channel in small boats.

From BBC

The video shows a convoy of Russian armour being repelled after making it to within 4km of the key bridge at Kupiansk, the last major road crossing in the area.

From BBC

On immigration: Didn’t she take office seeking to decriminalize illegal border crossings and didn’t she and Biden wait too long to deal with the border problem?

From Salon

Related Words

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