Definition of 'crossing'

See also: cross 

Noun

1. traveling across
2. a shallow area in a stream that can be forded
      Synonyms: ford
3. a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect
4. a junction where one street or road crosses another
      Synonyms: intersection crossroad crossway carrefour
5. a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other
      Synonyms: crosswalk crossover
6. (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
      Synonyms: hybridization hybridisation crossbreeding cross interbreeding hybridizing
7. a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean)

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