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      crossing
      noun
      An intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross.
      A place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed.
      The act by which terrain or a road etc. is crossed.
      A voyage across a body of water.
      Opposition; thwarting.
      Cross-breeding.
      (architecture) The volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church; often with a tower or cupola over it.
      Movement into a crossed position.
      (graph theory) A pair of intersecting edges.
      A pair of parallel lines printed on a cheque.
      (sociolinguistics) The appropriation of a form of language by somebody who is not a member of the group that speaks it.
      A barangay of Uson, Masbate, Philippines.
      A barangay of San Isidro, Leyte, Philippines.
      A barangay of Libona, Bukidnon, Philippines.
      A barangay of Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte, Philippines.
      Former name of Ogod: a barangay of Donsol, Sorsogon, Philippines.
      Former name of San Pascual: a barangay of Santa Rita, Samar, Philippines.
      (Philippines) Ellipsis of pedestrian crossing. [A place where pedestrians are permitted to or advised to cross a street.]
      adjective
      (rare) Extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction.
      Roots
      cruxcross- · Latin · cross
      Synonyms for crossing
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      Words related to crossing
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