US /ˈkɹɔsɪŋ/ UK /ˈkɹɒsɪŋ/
noun Freq #4229

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A place where you can safely cross a road, railway, or river.

    Wait at the crossing until the light turns green.

  2. 2
    noun

    A place where two roads or lines meet and cross each other.

    Turn left at the next crossing.

  3. 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

Etymology

By surface analysis, cross + -ing.

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