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 Swansea after a ten-hour crossing.
2. countable noun
A crossing is a place where two roads, paths, or lines cross.
3. countable noun
A crossing is the same as a pedestrian crossing.
[British]
A car hit her on a crossing.
regional note: in AM, use crosswalk
4. See also pelican crossing, zebra crossing
5. countable noun
A crossing is the same as a grade crossing or a , level crossing.
crossing in British English
(ˈkrɒsɪŋ)
noun
1.
the place where one thing crosses another
2.
a place, often shown by markings, lights, or poles, where a street, railway, etc, may be crossed
3.
the intersection of the nave and transept in a church
4.
the act or instance of travelling across something, esp the sea
5.
the act or process of crossbreeding
crossing in American English
(ˈkrɔsɪŋ)
noun
1.
the act of passing across, thwarting, interbreeding, etc.
2.
an intersection, as of railroad lines or streets
3.
a place where a railroad line, street, river, etc. may be crossed
Word origin
see cross
Examples of 'crossing' in a sentence
crossing
Ferry crossings for car and driver plus three passengers are included.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Same with all those cyclists trying to run you over on pedestrian crossings.
The Sun (2014)
For an extra tenner each you can get ferry crossings thrown in too.
The Sun (2010)
Rubber panels are already used at railway crossings.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Prepare to shuffle more swiftly across pedestrian crossings.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Ferry crossings or flights can be organised too.
The Sun (2010)
Or zooming through pedestrian crossings on red?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Ferry crossings can be arranged at additional cost.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
My interest in pedestrian crossings began very early in life.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
All ferry crossings subject to availability.
The Sun (2011)
The price is for next month and includes half board and Channel crossings for one car.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
New this time is the facility to change the terrain, building river crossings and flattening hills.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Return crossings for a car and passengers will be with Eurotunnel.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Ferry crossings with a car cost from 29..
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They kept pressing the buttons at pedestrian crossings, causing the bus to stop.
The Sun (2009)
Of course, many countries enforce pedestrian crossings.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Intelligent pedestrian crossings that hold traffic for longer at peak times are being tested in south London.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Britain has opted out of the scheme, insisting that more be done to tackle the smugglers arranging the sea crossings.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Transport chiefs are also expected to temporarily remove pedestrian crossings and there be will turning restrictions for vehicles not on Olympic business.
The Sun (2011)
If choosing a European holiday, you can choose from and pay for the following ferry crossings at the time of booking.
The Sun (2012)
Though the situation on short sea crossings is much less pressured, because of the high volume of sailings, avoid obvious peaks.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
This is where the story of the UK's pedestrian crossings gets interesting.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Word lists with
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architectural features
In other languages
crossing
British English: crossing /ˈkrɒsɪŋ/ NOUN
A crossing is a boat journey to the other side of a sea.
He made the crossing from Cape Town to Sydney.
American English: crossing
Arabic: عُبُور
Brazilian Portuguese: travessia
Chinese: 横渡
Croatian: prijelaz
Czech: přeplavba trajektem
Danish: overfart
Dutch: oversteek
European Spanish: travesía
Finnish: ylikulkutie
French: traversée
German: Kreuzung
Greek: διάβαση
Italian: traversata
Japanese: 交差点
Korean: 횡단로
Norwegian: overgang krysningspunkt
Polish: skrzyżowanie
European Portuguese: travessia
Romanian: traversarea unei ape
Russian: пересечение моря
Latin American Spanish: cruce
Swedish: överfart
Thai: การข้าม
Turkish: geçit
Ukrainian: перепливання
Vietnamese: đi tàu sang biển bên kia
All related terms of 'crossing'
cross
If you cross something such as a room, a road, or an area of land or water, you move or travel to the other side of it. If you cross to a place, you move or travel over a room, road, or area of land or water in order to reach that place.
crossing over
the interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the diplotene stage of meiosis . It results in the rearrangement of genes and produces variation in the inherited characteristics of the offspring
sea crossing
a journey by sea from one coast to another
crossing guard
→ school (crossing) guard
crossing patrol
a person who holds up the traffic so that school children can cross the road safely
crossing point
a place where people cross a road, border , or river
ferry crossing
the act or instance of travelling across the sea by ferry
grade crossing
A grade crossing is a place where a railway track crosses a road at the same level .
level crossing
A level crossing is a place where a railway line crosses a road.
puffin crossing
a UK pedestrian road crossing with traffic lights signalling red to stop the traffic flow when pedestrians are seen on the crossing by infrared detectors . The green signal reappears when no pedestrians are seen on the crossing
toucan crossing
a place where people who are walking and cyclists can both cross a busy road together. They press a button at the side of the road, which operates traffic lights to stop the traffic
zebra crossing
In Britain , a zebra crossing is a place on the road that is marked with black and white stripes, where vehicles are supposed to stop so that people can walk across.
Channel crossing
a crossing of the English Channel
pelican crossing
A pelican crossing is a place where people who are walking can cross a busy road. They press a button at the side of the road, which operates traffic lights to stop the traffic.
railroad crossing
A railroad crossing is a place where a railroad track crosses a road at the same level.
railway crossing
a point at which a railway and a road cross , esp one with barriers that close the road when a train is scheduled to pass
pedestrian crossing
A pedestrian crossing is a place where pedestrians can cross a street and where motorists must stop to let them cross.
school (crossing) guard
a person, either an adult or an older student , whose duty it is to help children cross streets near schools safely
school crossing patrol
the official name for lollipop man or lady
cross off
If you cross off words on a list , you decide that they no longer belong on the list, and often you draw a line through them to indicate this.
cross out
If you cross out words on a page , you draw a line through them, because they are wrong or because you want to change them.
criss-cross
If a person or thing criss-crosses an area, they travel from one side to the other and back again many times, following different routes . If a number of things criss-cross an area, they cross it, and cross over each other.
cross section
If you refer to a cross-section of particular things or people, you mean a group of them that you think is typical or representative of all of them.
double cross
If someone you trust double-crosses you, they do something which harms you instead of doing something they had promised to do.
lollipop man
(in Britain) a person who stops traffic by holding up a circular sign on a pole to allow children to cross a road safely