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crossing

Syllabification: (cross·ing)
Pronunciation: /ˈkrôsiNG/
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Definition of crossing

noun

  • 1a place where two roads, two railroad lines, or a road and a railroad line cross.
  • the action of moving across or over something:the crossing of the Pyrenees
  • a journey across water in a ship:a short ferry crossing
  • a place at which one may safely cross something, especially a street.
  • a place at which one can cross a border between countries.
  • Architecture the intersection of a church nave and the transepts.
  • 2crossbreeding.

crossing in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of crossing in the British & World English dictionary