| 释义 |
crossing
noun
(-s)
1. : the act or action of crossing: as
a. archaic : the making of the sign of the cross
b. : a traversing or going across
< a channel crossing >
< a crossing made without incident >
< the troops effected a crossing under fire >
c.
(1) : a drawing of lines across especially in canceling — often used with out or off
< a letter full of misspellings and crossings out >
(2) Britain : the crossing of a check
< fraudulent crossings >
d. : an opposing, blocking, or thwarting especially in an unfair or dishonest manner
< a jockey fined for crossing and bumping >
e. : interbreeding, hybridizing, cross-pollinating
2. : a place or structure that crosses or is crossed: as
a.
(1) : a place or structure (as on a street or over a river) on which pedestrians or vehicles cross
< the right to build additional Hudson river crossings — New York Times >
especially : crosswalk
(2) : intersection
< at the crossing of Main street and State >
b. : the place in a church where the transept crosses the nave
c.
(1) : the point at which a railroad track crosses another track or a highway at grade
(2) : a structure consisting of four connected frogs used where two railroad tracks intersect at grade to permit traffic to move along either track |