cross·ing
(krô′sĭng, krŏs′ĭng)n.
1. The act or action of crossing.
2.
a. A place at which roads, lines, or tracks intersect; an intersection.
b. A place at which a river, railroad, or highway, for example, may be crossed: a railroad crossing; a pedestrian crossing.
3. The intersection of the nave and transept in a cruciform church.
4. Biology The process of crossbreeding; hybridization.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
crossing
(ˈkrɒsɪŋ)n
1. the place where one thing crosses another
2. (Human Geography) a place, often shown by markings, lights, or poles, where a street, railway, etc, may be crossed
3. (Architecture) the intersection of the nave and transept in a church
4. the act or instance of travelling across something, esp the sea
5. (Breeds) the act or process of crossbreeding
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
cross•ing
(ˈkrɔ sɪŋ, ˈkrɒs ɪŋ)n.
1. the act of a person or thing that crosses.
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: a pedestrian crossing designated by white stripes.
4. hybridization; crossbreeding.
5. the act of opposing or thwarting.
6. the intersection of nave and transept in a cruciform church.
7. a railroad track structure composed of four connected frogs, permitting two tracks to cross each other at grade with sufficient clearance for wheel flanges.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  crossing - traveling across travel, traveling, travelling - the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel" |
| 2. | crossing - a shallow area in a stream that can be forded body of water, water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" stream, watercourse - a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth | |
| 3. | crossing - a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect point - the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street" | |
| 4. |  crossing - a junction where one street or road crosses anotherstreet corner, turning point, corner - the intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by" junction - the place where two or more things come together grade crossing, level crossing - intersection of a railway and a road on the same level; barriers close road when trains pass | |
| 5. |  crossing - a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the othergrade separation - a crossing that uses an underpass or overpass path - a way especially designed for a particular use pedestrian crossing, zebra crossing - street crossing where pedestrians have right of way; often marked in some way (especially with diagonal stripes) | |
| 6. |  crossing - (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybridsmating, pairing, sexual union, union, coupling, conjugation - the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring" dihybrid cross - hybridization using two traits with two alleles each monohybrid cross - hybridization using a single trait with two alleles (as in Mendel's experiments with garden peas) reciprocal cross, reciprocal - hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype testcross, test-cross - a cross between an organism whose genotype for a certain trait is unknown and an organism that is homozygous recessive for that trait so the unknown genotype can be determined from that of the offspring genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms | |
| 7. | crossing - a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean) voyage - a journey to some distant place |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
crossing
adjectiveSituated or lying across:
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
رِحْلـة بَحْريّـهعُبُورمَعْـبَـر
přeplavbakřižovatkapřechodpřejezd
overfartovergangsørejse
ylikulkutie
prijelaz
átkeléskeresztezõdés
gangbrautsigling, sjóferî
交差点
횡단로
plavba cez more
prehod za pešce
överfart
การข้าม
geçitdeniz yolculuğu
đi tàu sang biển bên kia
crossing
[ˈkrɒsɪŋ]A. N
1. (esp by sea) → travesía f
B. CPD crossing guard N (US) persona encargada de ayudar a los niños a cruzar la calle
crossing point N → paso m; (at border) → paso m fronterizo
crossing point N → paso m; (at border) → paso m fronterizo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
crossing
[ˈkrɒsɪŋ] n (= journey by boat) → traversée f
the crossing from Dover to Calais → la traversée de Douvres à Calais
the crossing from Dover to Calais → la traversée de Douvres à Calais
(= junction) (across railway line, road) → croisement mcrossing point n (across road, border) → point m de passage; (across river) → gué mcross-legged [ˌkrɒsˈlɛgd]
adv [sit] → en tailleur
adj [person] → assis(e) en tailleur
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
crossing
n
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
crossing
[ˈkrɒsɪŋ] n (sea-passage) → traversata; (of equator) → attraversamento; (road junction) → incrocio, crocicchio (also pedestrian crossing) → strisce fpl pedonali, passaggio pedonale; (level crossing) → passaggio a livellocross at the crossing → attraversare sulle strisce
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
cross2
(kros) – plural ˈcrosses – noun1. a symbol formed by two lines placed across each other, eg + or x.
2. two wooden beams placed thus (+), on which Christ was nailed.
3. the symbol of the Christian religion.
4. a lasting cause of suffering etc. Your rheumatism is a cross you will have to bear.
5. the result of breeding two varieties of animal or plant. This dog is a cross between an alsatian and a labrador.
6. a monument in the shape of a cross.
7. any of several types of medal given for bravery etc. the Victoria Cross.
verb1. to go from one side to the other. Let's cross (the street); This road crosses the swamp.
2. (negative uncross) to place (two things) across each other. He sat down and crossed his legs.
3. to go or be placed across (each other). The roads cross in the centre of town.
4. to meet and pass. Our letters must have crossed in the post.
5. to put a line across. Cross your `t's'.
6. to make (a cheque or postal order) payable only through a bank by drawing two parallel lines across it.
7. to breed (something) from two different varieties. I've crossed two varieties of rose.
8. to go against the wishes of. If you cross me, you'll regret it!
cross-1. going or placed across. cross-winds; cross-pieces.
2. of mixed variety. a cross-breed.
ˈcrossing noun1. a place where a road etc may be crossed. a pedestrian-crossing; a level-crossing.
2. a journey over the sea. I was seasick as it was a very rough crossing.
ˈcrossbow noun a medieval type of bow fixed to a shaft with a mechanism for pulling back and releasing the string.
ˈcross-breed noun an animal bred from two different breeds.
ˈcross-bred adjectiveˌcrossˈcheck verb
to check information, calculations etc by using different sources or a different method.
noun the act of crosschecking.
cross-ˈcountry adjective across fields etc, not on roads. a cross-country run.
ˌcross-country ˈskiing noun the sport of skiing with narrow skis across the countryside, through woods etc.
ˌcross-exˈamine verb in a court of law, to test or check the previous evidence of (a witness) by questioning him.
ˈcross-exˌamiˈnation nounˌcross-ˈeyed adjective
having a squint.
ˈcross-fire noun the crossing of lines of gunfire from two or more points.
at cross-purposes of two or more people, confused about what they are saying or doing because of misunderstanding one another. I think we're talking at cross-purposes.
ˌcross-reˈfer verb to give a cross-reference (to). In this dictionary went is cross-referred to go.
ˌcross-ˈreference noun a reference from one part of a book, list etc to another, eg crept see creep.
ˈcrossroads noun singular a place where two or more roads cross or meet. At the crossroads we'll have to decide which road to take.
ˌcross-ˈsection noun1. (a drawing etc of) the area or surface made visible by cutting through something, eg an apple.
2. a sample as representative of the whole. He interviewed a cross-section of the audience to get their opinion of the play.
crossword (puzzle) a square word-puzzle in which the blanks in a pattern of blank and solid checks are to be filled with words reading across and down, the words being found from clues.
cross one's fingers to place a finger across the one next to it, for good luck.
cross out to draw a line through. He crossed out all her mistakes.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
crossing
→ عُبُور přeplavba overfart Kreuzung διάβαση cruce, travesía ylikulkutie traversée prijelaz traversata 交差点 횡단로 oversteek overgang skrzyżowanie travessia пересечение моря överfart การข้าม geçit đi tàu sang biển bên kia 横渡Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
- How much is the crossing for a car and four people?
- How long does the crossing take?
- The crossing was rough
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009