1
: the act or action of crossing: such as
a
: a traversing or traveling across
b
: an opposing, blocking, or thwarting especially in an unfair or dishonest manner
Examples of crossing in a Sentence
Stop at the railroad crossing.
a crossing for ferry boats
the crossing of a mountain range
a weeklong crossing of the Atlantic Ocean
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Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly, with the runoff traveling northward through Coyote Wash and into Buckskin Wash.
Life-threatening flash flooding of low-water crossings, creeks, normally dry washes and roads is possible.
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Staff Reports, The Arizona Republic, 17 Aug. 2024
With the arrival of a new Labour government in July, there was a marked decrease in rhetoric and policy over channel crossings.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
This aerial view shows migrants from Venezuela, Nigeria, Haiti and other countries arriving at the Roxham Road border crossing in Roxham, Quebec, on March 3, 2023.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2024
The race will run from Valkenburg to Liège, with Thursday’s Stage 5 crossing over the border into France.
—David Close, CNN, 12 Aug. 2024
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Staff Reports, The Arizona Republic, 17 Aug. 2024
With the arrival of a new Labour government in July, there was a marked decrease in rhetoric and policy over channel crossings.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
This aerial view shows migrants from Venezuela, Nigeria, Haiti and other countries arriving at the Roxham Road border crossing in Roxham, Quebec, on March 3, 2023.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2024
The race will run from Valkenburg to Liège, with Thursday’s Stage 5 crossing over the border into France.
—David Close, CNN, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Crossing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crossing. Accessed 8 Sep. 2024.
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crossing
noun
cross·ing
ˈkrȯ-siŋ 
1
a
: the act of one that crosses
b
: a voyage across water
c
: the act or process of interbreeding or hybridizing
2
: a place where a street or stream is crossed
3
: a place where two things (as a street and a railroad track) cross
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