Crossing

  • 11crossing — noun 1 trip across a stretch of water ADJECTIVE ▪ rough ▪ smooth ▪ ferry (esp. BrE) ▪ There are six ferry crossings a day. ▪ ocean …

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  • 12crossing — n. 1) to make a crossing 2) a rough; smooth crossing 3) a border crossing 4) a grade (AE), level (BE); Panda (BE), pedestrian, pelican (BE), zebra (BE); railroad (AE), railway (esp. BE) crossing 5) a transoceanic crossing 6) at a crossing (at the …

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  • 13Crossing — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Crossing >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 crossing crossing &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 intersection intersection interdigitation Sgm: N 1 decussation decussation transversion Sgm: N 1 convolution convolution &c. 248 …

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  • 14crossing — [[t]krɒ̱sɪŋ, AM krɔ͟ːs [/t]] crossings 1) N COUNT A crossing is a journey by boat or ship to a place on the other side of a sea, river, or lake. He made the crossing from Cape Town to Sydney in just over twenty six days... The vessel docked in… …

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  • 15crossing — cross|ing [ˈkrɔsıŋ US ˈkro: ] n 1.) a place where you can safely cross a road, railway, river etc ▪ You must give way to any pedestrians on the crossing. →↑level crossing, ↑pedestrian crossing, ↑pelican crossing, ↑zebra crossing …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16crossing — noun (C) 1 a marked place where you can safely cross a road, railway, river etc see also: level crossing, pedestrian crossing, pelican crossing, zebra crossing 2 a place where two lines, roads, tracks etc cross 3 a journey across the sea: The… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17crossing — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Intersection Nouns 1. crossing, intersection, interchange, crossroad[s], roundabout (Brit.), crosswalk, grade crossing; under or overpass, bridge, tunnel; overflight. See junction, connection. 2.… …

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  • 18crossing */ — UK [ˈkrɒsɪŋ] / US [ˈkrɔsɪŋ] noun [countable] Word forms crossing : singular crossing plural crossings 1) a journey by boat across a river or sea This was my third transatlantic crossing. 2) a place where you are allowed to cross something such as …

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  • 19crossing — criss·crossing; crossing; sub·crossing; …

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  • 20crossing — The act of going over something, e. g., the Atlantic Ocean or the State of Iowa; a way for a pedestrian across a street or highway; the intersection of two ways. See farm crossing; grade crossing; intersection; railroad crossing …

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