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/ˈkɹɒsɪŋ/
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Received-Pronunciation, dated:
/ˈkɹɔːsɪŋ/
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General-American:
/ˈkɹɔsɪŋ/
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/ˈkɹɑsɪŋ/
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Australian:
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New-Zealand:
/ˈkɹɒsəŋ/
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New-Zealand:
[ˈkɹɔ̟səŋ]
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Extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, rare
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A barangay of Uson, Masbate, Philippines.
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Former name of Ogod: a barangay of Donsol, Sorsogon, Philippines.
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A barangay of San Isidro, Leyte, Philippines.
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Former name of San Pascual: a barangay of Santa Rita, Samar, Philippines.
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A barangay of Libona, Bukidnon, Philippines.
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A barangay of Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte, Philippines.
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Cross-breeding.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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Opposition; thwarting.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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An intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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A place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Please, cross at the crossing.
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The act by which terrain or a road etc. is crossed.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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A voyage across a body of water.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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The volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church; often with a tower or cupola over it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: architecture
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Movement into a crossed position.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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A pair of intersecting edges.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: graph-theory, mathematics, sciences
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A pair of parallel lines printed on a cheque.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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The appropriation of a form of language by somebody who is not a member of the group that speaks it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, social-science, sociolinguistics, sociology
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Ellipsis of pedestrian crossing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
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present participle and gerund of cross
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Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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traveling across
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: travel, traveling, travelling
Narrower terms: ford, fording, traversal, traverse
a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: voyage
(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union
Narrower terms: dihybrid cross, monohybrid cross, reciprocal cross, reciprocal, testcross, test-cross
a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: crosswalk, crossover
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Broader terms: path
Narrower terms: grade separation, pedestrian crossing, zebra crossing
a junction where one street or road crosses another
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: intersection, crossroad, crossway, carrefour
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: junction
Narrower terms: corner, street corner, turning point, level crossing, grade crossing
a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: point
a shallow area in a stream that can be forded
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: ford
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Broader terms: body of water, water
By surface analysis, cross + -ing.
Across languages
Translations
120 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic :
مَعْبَر
(maʕbar)
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Armenian :
խաչմերուկ
(xačʻmeruk)
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Belarusian :
скрыжава́нне
(skryžavánnje)
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Belarusian :
перасячэ́нне
(pjerasjačénnje)
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Bulgarian :
преси́чане
(presíčane)
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Bulgarian :
пресе́чка
(preséčka)
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Chinese Cantonese :
路口
(lou6 hau2)
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Chinese Mandarin :
路口
(lùkǒu)
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Cornish :
treusva
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Czech :
křižovatka
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Dutch :
kruising
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Dutch :
kruispunt
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Finnish :
risteys
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
French :
carrefour
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
French :
croisement
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Galician :
cruzamento
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Galician :
intersección
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
German :
Kreuzung
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Gujarati :
ચોક
(cōk)
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Hungarian :
kereszteződés
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Hungarian :
útkereszteződés
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Indonesian :
persimpangan
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Indonesian :
persilangan
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Italian :
incrocio
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Japanese :
交差点
(kōsaten)
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Japanese :
踏切
(fumikiri)
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Kazakh :
жаяуларға арналған жол
(jaäularğa arnalğan jol)
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Ligurian :
croxêa
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Macedonian :
раскрсница
(raskrsnica)
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Norwegian :
kryss
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Polish :
skrzyżowanie
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Portuguese :
encruzilhada
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Portuguese :
cruzamento
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Portuguese :
intersecção
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Romanian :
traversare
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Russian :
перекрёсток
(perekrjóstok)
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Russian :
пересече́ние
(peresečénije)
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Spanish :
cruce
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Spanish :
crucero
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Spanish :
intersección
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Swedish :
korsning
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Tagalog :
tawiran
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Ukrainian :
перехре́стя
(perexréstja)
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Ukrainian :
пере́тин
(perétyn)
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Ukrainian :
перехре́щення
(perexréščennja)
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Ukrainian :
схре́щення
(sxréščennja)
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Ukrainian :
роздорі́жжя
(rozdorížžja)
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Ukrainian :
перехре́щування
(perexréščuvannja)
— intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
Armenian :
անցում
(ancʻum)
— place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
Belarusian :
перае́зд
(pjerajézd)
— place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
Belarusian :
перапра́ва
(pjerapráva)
— place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
Belarusian :
перахо́д
(pjeraxód)
— place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
Cornish :
treusva
— place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
Cornish :
treusva hyns horn
— place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
Cornish :
treusva gerdhoryon
— place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
Czech :
brod
— place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
Czech :
přejezd
— place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
Czech :
přechod
— place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
Dutch :
overgang
— place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
Finnish :
ylikulkupaikka
— place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
Galician :
cruzamento
— place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
Galician :
vao
— place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
Hungarian :
átkelőhely
— place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
Hungarian :
gyalogátkelő
— place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
Hungarian :
gyalogos-átkelőhely
— place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
Hungarian :
kijelölt gyalogátkelőhely
— place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
Hungarian :
vasúti átjáró
— place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
Irish :
trasbhealach
— place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
Irish :
trasrian
— place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
Irish :
crosaire
— place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
Lithuanian :
brasta
— place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
Lithuanian :
pervaža
— place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
Lithuanian :
perėja
— place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
Macedonian :
премин
(premin)
— place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
Portuguese :
cruzamento
— place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
Romanian :
trecere
— place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
Russian :
перее́зд
(perejézd)
— place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
Russian :
перепра́ва
(perepráva)
— place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
Russian :
перехо́д
(perexód)
— place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
Spanish :
cruce
— place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
Spanish :
cruce peatonal
— place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
Spanish :
(watercourse) vado
— place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
Swedish :
övergångsställe
— place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
Tagalog :
tawiran
— place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
Tumbuka :
jambuko
— place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
Ukrainian :
пере́їзд
(peréjizd)
— place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
Ukrainian :
перепра́ва
(perepráva)
— place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
Ukrainian :
перехі́д
(perexíd)
— place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
Belarusian :
перапра́ва
(pjerapráva)
— voyage across a body of water
Bulgarian :
преси́чане
(presíčane)
— voyage across a body of water
Czech :
převoz
— voyage across a body of water
Czech :
přívoz
— voyage across a body of water
Dutch :
oversteek
— voyage across a body of water
Finnish :
ylittäminen
— voyage across a body of water
Finnish :
ylitys
— voyage across a body of water
French :
traversée
— voyage across a body of water
Galician :
singradura
— voyage across a body of water
German :
Überfahrt
— voyage across a body of water
Hungarian :
átkelés
— voyage across a body of water
Italian :
traversata
— voyage across a body of water
Lithuanian :
keltas
— voyage across a body of water
Macedonian :
премин
(premin)
— voyage across a body of water
Māori :
whitianga
— voyage across a body of water
Norman :
travèrsée
— voyage across a body of water
Norwegian Bokmål :
overfart
— voyage across a body of water
Norwegian Nynorsk :
overfart
— voyage across a body of water
Portuguese :
singradura
— voyage across a body of water
Romanian :
traversare
— voyage across a body of water
Russian :
перепра́ва
(perepráva)
— voyage across a body of water
Ukrainian :
перепра́ва
(perepráva)
— voyage across a body of water
Catalan :
creuer
— architecture: volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church
Czech :
křížení
— architecture: volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church
Galician :
cruceiro
— architecture: volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church
Galician :
transepto
— architecture: volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church
Hungarian :
négyezet
— architecture: volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church
Macedonian :
крстиште
(krstište)
— architecture: volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church
Russian :
средокре́стие
(sredokréstije)
— architecture: volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church
Spanish :
crucero
— architecture: volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church
Ukrainian :
середохре́стя
(seredoxréstja)
— architecture: volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church
Italian :
incrocio
— graph theory