crossing B1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˈkɹɔsɪŋ/ UK /ˈkɹɒsɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #4229 Meanings 1 noun A place where you can safely cross a road, railway, or river. Wait at the crossing until the light turns green. 2 noun A place where two roads or lines meet and cross each other. Turn left at the next crossing. 3 noun A journey across a sea or other large body of water. The crossing from England to France took about an hour. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a place where you can... crosswalkcrossover 2 noun · a place where two roads or... intersection Word family Forms crossings Derived forms backcrossingcrossing-sweeperundercrossingwallcrossingxing Common collocations pelican crossing Noun + noun zebra crossing Noun + noun Etymology By surface analysis, cross + -ing. Topics Space, Position & Direction Travel External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # crossing **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkɹɔsɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkɹɒsɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 4229 ## Meanings 1. A place where you can safely cross a road, railway, or river. 2. A place where two roads or lines meet and cross each other. 3. A journey across a sea or other large body of water. ## Examples - Wait at the crossing until the light turns green. - Turn left at the next crossing. - The crossing from England to France took about an hour. ## Derived Forms - backcrossing - crossing-sweeper - undercrossing - wallcrossing - xing ## Etymology By surface analysis, cross + -ing. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - Travel markdown