Crossing - Definition
crossing
n 1: traveling across
2: a shallow area in a stream that can be forded [syn: ford,
crossing]
3: a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect
4: a junction where one street or road crosses another [syn:
intersection, crossroad, crossway, crossing,
carrefour]
5: a path (often marked) where something (as a street or
railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other
[syn: crossing, crosswalk, crossover]
6: (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties
of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids [syn:
hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding,
crossing, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing]
7: a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic
Ocean)
