crossing

/ˈkrɒsɪŋ/

noun

  1. The act of going from one side of something to the other.

    A2

    countable or uncountable

    • "The crossing of the river took ten minutes."B1
    • "The train's crossing of the bridge took several minutes."B1

  2. A place where people can cross a road, railway, or other route safely.

    A2

    countable

    • "Use the pedestrian crossing."A1
    • "Drivers must stop at the zebra crossing to let pedestrians pass."A2
    • "There is a railway crossing just beyond the village."B1

  3. A journey across a sea or other large area of water.

    B1

    countable

    • "The crossing to the island was rough."B1
    • "The ferry made the overnight crossing in difficult weather."B2

verb

  1. The present participle of cross: going from one side to the other.

    A2

    present participle of cross

    • "Look both ways before crossing the street."A2
    • "She called me while crossing the bridge."B1

Collocations

pedestrian crossingzebra crossingrailway crossinglevel crossingborder crossingcrossing the streetrough crossing

Word family

crosscrossingcrosswalkcrossovercrosser