crossing

noun

/ˈkrɒsɪŋ/

/ˈkrɔːsɪŋ/

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a place where you can safely cross a road, a river, etc., or from one country to another
- The child was killed when a car failed to stop at the crossing.
- The next crossing point is a long way downstream.
- He was arrested by guards at the border crossing.
see also level crossing, pedestrian crossing, pelican crossing, railroad crossing, zebra crossing
Extra Examples
- They were stopped and searched at the border crossing.
- We were caught at the grade crossing.
- the main crossing point on the border
- The crossing has been closed to traffic since April.
Topics Transport by car or lorryb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- border
- grade
- level
- …
crossing + noun
- point
preposition
- at a/the crossing
- on a/the crossing
See full entry
a journey across a sea or a wide river
- a three-hour ferry crossing
- a rough crossing from Dover to Calais
- the first Atlantic crossing
Extra Examples
- There are six ferry crossings a day.
- The price includes accommodation and ferry crossing.
- You can only make the crossing in good weather.
- a very rough crossing from England to Ireland
- She looked at the sea and knew it would be a rough crossing.
- The ferry crossing will take three hours.
- The ship held the record for the fastest Atlantic crossing.
- We discussed our plans during the crossing.
Topics Transport by waterb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- rough
- smooth
- ferry
- …
verb + crossing
- attempt
- complete
- make
- …
preposition
- during a/the crossing
- crossing from
- crossing to
- …
See full entry
an act of going from one side to another
- attempted crossings of the border

单词	crossing
释义	crossing noun /ˈkrɒsɪŋ/ /ˈkrɔːsɪŋ/ jump to other results a place where you can safely cross a road, a river, etc., or from one country to another The child was killed when a car failed to stop at the crossing. The next crossing point is a long way downstream. He was arrested by guards at the border crossing. see also level crossing, pedestrian crossing, pelican crossing, railroad crossing, zebra crossing Extra Examples They were stopped and searched at the border crossing. We were caught at the grade crossing. the main crossing point on the border The crossing has been closed to traffic since April. Topics Transport by car or lorryb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective border grade level … crossing + noun point preposition at a/the crossing on a/the crossing See full entry a journey across a sea or a wide river a three-hour ferry crossing a rough crossing from Dover to Calais the first Atlantic crossing Extra Examples There are six ferry crossings a day. The price includes accommodation and ferry crossing. You can only make the crossing in good weather. a very rough crossing from England to Ireland She looked at the sea and knew it would be a rough crossing. The ferry crossing will take three hours. The ship held the record for the fastest Atlantic crossing. We discussed our plans during the crossing. Topics Transport by waterb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective rough smooth ferry … verb + crossing attempt complete make … preposition during a/the crossing crossing from crossing to … See full entry an act of going from one side to another attempted crossings of the border
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