crossing meaning and definition

CROSSING noun

Definition of crossing (noun)

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