English Explanatory Dictionary

crossing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Cross-breeding.
  2. Opposition; thwarting.
  3. An intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross.
  4. A place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed.
  5. The act by which terrain or a road etc. is crossed.
  6. A voyage across a body of water.
  7. The volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church; often with a tower or cupola over it.
  8. Movement into a crossed position.
  9. A pair of intersecting edges.
  10. A pair of parallel lines printed on a cheque.
  11. The appropriation of a form of language by somebody who is not a member of the group that speaks it.
  12. Ellipsis of pedestrian crossing.
adj
  1. Extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of cross
name
  1. A barangay of Uson, Masbate, Philippines.
  2. Former name of Ogod: a barangay of Donsol, Sorsogon, Philippines.
  3. A barangay of San Isidro, Leyte, Philippines.
  4. Former name of San Pascual: a barangay of Santa Rita, Samar, Philippines.
  5. A barangay of Libona, Bukidnon, Philippines.
  6. A barangay of Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte, Philippines.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɹɒsɪŋ/ /ˈkɹɔːsɪŋ/ /ˈkɹɔsɪŋ/ /ˈkɹɑsɪŋ/ en-us-crossing.ogg /ˈkɹɒsəŋ/ [ˈkɹɔ̟səŋ]

Word forms

crossing crossings xing

Etymology

By surface analysis, cross + -ing.

Derived words

backcrossing barrow crossing Capels Crossing Caroline Crossing common crossing Coutts Crossing crossing guard crossing keeper crossing loop crossing-sweeper crossing time Dead Women Crossing diamond crossing Dyers Crossing Fernances Crossing Ficks Crossing Fitzroy Crossing flat crossing Gonn Crossing grade crossing Hoppers Crossing level crossing Logans Crossing Morans Crossing panda crossing Paynes Crossing Peak Crossing pedestrian crossing ped xing pelican crossing Perrys Crossing puffin crossing railroad crossing railway crossing Ropes Crossing Sadliers Crossing Sandy Crossing school crossing attendant scissors crossing scramble crossing Stephenville Crossing Stony Crossing Swans Crossing Tambo Crossing toucan crossing train crossing undercrossing wallcrossing Watsons Crossing Wells Crossing Widgee Crossing North Widgee Crossing South wildlife crossing wombat crossing xing zebra crossing zero crossing
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