crossing in English dictionary

  • crossing

    Meanings and definitions of "crossing"

    • An intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
    • A place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
    • A voyage across a body of water
    • (architecture) The volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church; often with a tower or cupola over it
    • (rare) Extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction.
    • adjective
      (rare)
      Extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction.
    • noun
      An intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
    • noun
      A place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
    • noun
      A voyage across a body of water
    • noun
      (architecture)
      The volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church; often with a tower or cupola over it
    • noun
      Movement into a crossed position.
    • noun
      (graph theory)
      A pair of intersecting edges.
    • noun
      A pair of parallel lines printed on a cheque
    • verb
      present participle of [i]cross[/i]
    • A place where two or more routes of transportation form a junction or intersection.
    • Pedestrians can cross a street here - e.g. zebra crossing
    • intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
    • voyage across a body of water
    • volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church
    • noun
      a junction where one street or road crosses another
    • noun
      a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other
    • noun
      a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect
    • noun
      a shallow area in a stream that can be forded
    • noun
      a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean)
    • noun
      (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
    • noun
      traveling across

    Synonyms of "crossing" in English dictionary

    intersection, water, crossway are the top synonyms of "crossing" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of crossing

    • crossing ( plural  crossings)
    • crossing ( not comparable)
    • crossing (not comparable)
    • crossing (plural crossings)
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