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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

/ ˈ°ì°ùÉ’²õɪŋ /

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
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of crossing1

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

It was then that Mr Lee phoned to warn his friend "he was crossing a bridge of no return", which incensed Yoon.

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Both Bacon and Oleson are crossing their fingers that “The Bondsman†will have life beyond one season.

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The rapid back-and-forth caused confusion at the border crossing, Zaidi said, as customs authorities figured out how to assess shipments that had arrived during the brief window of time that the tariffs were in place.

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One month since Israel closed all crossings to Gaza for goods, all UN-supported bakeries have closed, markets are empty of most fresh vegetables and hospitals are rationing painkillers and antibiotics.

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Sagaing city's Muslim community has had to move the bodies of their dead to Mandalay, crossing the Irrawaddy River using the sole bridge connecting the two cities, according to Soe Nay Oo.

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