crossing

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈkɹɔsɪŋ/
• (RP) IPA: /ˈkɹɒsɪŋ/, /ˈkɹɔːsɪŋ/)
• (cot-caught, Canada) IPA: /ˈkɹɑsɪŋ/

Noun

crossing (plural crossings)

1. An intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross.
2. A place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed.
3. The act by which terrain or a road etc. is crossed.
4. A voyage across a body of water
5. (architecture) The volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church; often with a tower or cupola over it
6. Movement into a crossed position.
   • 1989, Stephen N. Tchudi, ‎Diana D. Mitchell, Explorations in the Teaching of English (page 270)

     For example, experts in kinesics — body language — recognize that a person sends out hundreds of nonverbal signals — eyebrow twitches, frowns, leg crossings and uncrossings — every second while he or she is speaking and listening.

7. (graph theory) A pair of intersecting edges.
8. A pair of parallel lines printed on a cheque

Translations

• French: carrefour, croisement
• German: Kreuzung
• Italian: incrocio
• Portuguese: encruzilhada, cruzamento
• Russian: перекрёсток
• Spanish: cruce

Translations

• Portuguese: cruzamento
• Russian: перее́зд
• Spanish: cruce, (pedestrian) cruce peatonal, (watercourse) vado

Translations

• French: traversée
• German: Überfahrt
• Italian: traversata
• Portuguese: singradura
• Russian: перепра́ва

Translations

• Italian: incrocio

Adjective

crossing (not comparable)

1. (rare) Extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction.

Verb

1. present participle of cross#English|cross

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