Complete Definition of "crossing"

English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-crossing.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
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#An intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
#A place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
#A voyage across a body of water
#architecture The volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church; often with a tower or cupola over it

Translations
trans-top|An intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Finnish: risteys
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French: carrefour, croisement
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trans-top|A place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
Finnish: ylikulkupaikka
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trans-top|A voyage across a body of water
Finnish: ylittäminen, ylitys
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French: traversée
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trans-top|The volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church
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Adjective
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#rare Extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction.

References
R:Dictionary.com|crossing
Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.

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