cross·ing

cross·ing
/ˈkrɑːsıŋ/ noun, pl -ings [count]
1 : a place where two things (such as a street and a railroad track) cross each other

Stop at the railroad crossing.

Federal agents questioned us at the border crossing. [=the place where people go across the border between two countries]

2 : a place where you can cross a street, stream, etc.

a crossing for ferry boats

3 a : the act of going across something

the crossing of a mountain range

3 b : a voyage across water

a weeklong crossing of the Atlantic Ocean


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