crossing UK /ˈkɹɒsɪŋ/US /ˈkɹɔsɪŋ/noun 12adjective 1forms 1 noun12 •The act by which terrain or a road etc. is crossed. •a place where people can go from one side of a road, river or train track to the otherPlease, cross at the crossing. •Ellipsis of pedestrian crossing. •An intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross. •A voyage across a body of water. •Movement into a crossed position. •Cross-breeding. •The volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church; often with a tower or cupola over it. •The appropriation of a form of language by somebody who is not a member of the group that speaks it. •Opposition; thwarting. •A pair of parallel lines printed on a cheque. •A pair of intersecting edges. adjective1 •(rare) Extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction. formscrossings
