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crossing

[ kraw-sing, kros-ing ]

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noun

the act of a person or thing that crosses. cross.
a place where lines, streets, tracks, etc., cross each other.
a place at which a road, railroad track, river, etc., may be crossed. crossed.
hybridization; crossbreeding.
the act of opposing or thwarting; frustration; contradiction.
the intersection of nave and transept in a cruciform church.
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

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noun

the place where one thing crosses another
a place, often shown by markings, lights, or poles, where a street, railway, etc, may be crossed
the intersection of the nave and transept in a church
the act or instance of travelling across something, esp the sea
the act or process of crossbreeding

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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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Trade flows have been greatly affected at Kasumulu – the official border crossing between Tanzania and Malawi.

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The audience needs to feel that he is dangerously close to crossing a line, for us to see that moment.

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Mrs Stancombe says she chokes up at the thought of David crossing the finish line and imagining what their daughter's reaction would have been.

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For starters, Delhi has swiftly taken a series of retaliatory steps: closing the main border crossing, suspending a critical water-sharing treaty, and expelling diplomats.

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They include the closure of the main border crossing linking the two countries, the suspension of a water-sharing treaty and the expulsion of diplomats.

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cross index crossing guard

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