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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

/ ˈɒɪŋ /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of crossing1

1375–1425; late Middle English. See cross, -ing 1
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Trump has delivered a dramatic fall in the number of migrants crossing illegally into the US, but the economy is a potential political vulnerability as he wages a global trade war.

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Kneecap weren't the only people who uttered pro-Palestinian messages at the festival, but accusations of genocide and video screens that declared "F*** Israel" were seen by some as crossing a line into hate speech.

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Canada and the US, along with Mexico, have deeply integrated economies, with billions of pounds worth of manufactured goods crossing the borders on a daily basis, for example, car parts.

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He was reportedly one of 10 detainees freed at an Israeli border crossing with Gaza on Tuesday.

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Border crossings are at their lowest levels in decades.

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