crossing

/ˈkrɑsɪŋ/

/ˈkrɒsɪŋ/

Other forms: crossings

Definitions of crossing

1. noun

   a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect
   type of:

   point

   the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
2. noun

   a junction where one street or road crosses another
   synonyms: carrefour, crossroad, crossway, intersection

   types:

   corner, street corner, turning point

   the intersection of two streets

   grade crossing, level crossing

   intersection of a railway and a road on the same level; barriers close road when trains pass

   blind corner

   a street corner that you cannot see around as you are driving

   type of:

   junction

   the place where two or more things come together
3. noun

   a shallow area in a stream that can be forded
   synonyms: ford

   type of:

   body of water, water

   the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
4. noun

   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

   types:

   grade separation

   a crossing that uses an underpass or overpass

   pedestrian crossing, zebra crossing

   street crossing where pedestrians have right of way; often marked in some way (especially with diagonal stripes)

   pelican crossing

   an acronym for pedestrian light control; a pedestrian crossing with traffic lights that are controlled by pedestrians

   school crossing

   a pedestrian crossing where school children cross a street on the way to school

   type of:

   path

   a way especially designed for a particular use
5. noun

   traveling across
   types:

   ford, fording

   the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse

   traversal, traverse

   taking a zigzag path on skis

   shallow fording

   fording at a shallow place

   deep fording

   fording at a deep place in the stream

   type of:

   travel, traveling, travelling

   the act of going from one place to another
6. noun

   a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean)
   type of:

   voyage

   a journey to some distant place
7. noun

   (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

   types:

   dihybrid cross

   hybridization using two traits with two alleles each

   monohybrid cross

   hybridization using a single trait with two alleles (as in Mendel's experiments with garden peas)

   reciprocal, reciprocal cross

   hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype

   test-cross, testcross

   a cross between an organism whose genotype for a certain trait is unknown and an organism that is homozygous recessive for that trait so the unknown genotype can be determined from that of the offspring

   type of:

   conjugation, coupling, mating, pairing, sexual union, union

   the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes