1
: the act or action of crossing: such as
a
: a traversing or traveling across
b
: an opposing, blocking, or thwarting especially in an unfair or dishonest manner
Examples of crossing in a Sentence
Stop at the railroad crossing.
a crossing for ferry boats
the crossing of a mountain range
a weeklong crossing of the Atlantic Ocean
Recent Examples on the Web
The organization has 276 trucks ready to enter through the Rafah crossing and will also send trucks into Gaza from Jordan, a statement said.
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Tia Goldenberg, TIME, 28 Apr. 2024
The deep river gorge is a rumbling mass of natural beauty, with roaming wildlife (bison, elk, and even a grizzly crossing may make traffic come to a standstill), plunging waterfalls, and canyon walls made colorful by iron compounds.
—Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, Tucson — which previously had been the top region for crossings — had 7,500 arrests for the week ending April 19.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
The crossing, which is estimated to cost $90 million, will expand the dating pool.
—Conor Knighton, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2024
Are there other significant categories of animals that changed their patterns as a result of these crossings being made available?
Goldfarb: There are incredibly successful crossings for grizzly bears and pronghorn antelope and salamanders.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2024
The reports says a new 211-mile road would allow open-pit mines, reduce subsistence access for 66 remote villages, further weaken permafrost, and require thousands of damaging crossings over streams, rivers and wetlands, which could endanger the state's second-largest caribou herd.
—USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
Concurrent with this troop drawdown, Israel has moved to open additional access points to northern Gaza that would allow more aid to flow in — in theory at least, bypassing the logistical blocks that had led to most aid ending up stuck near border crossings in southern Gaza.
—Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
Following a phone call between President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the deadly attack, Israel pledged to open up another border crossing in the north of the Gaza Strip.
—James Hider, NPR, 10 Apr. 2024
Tia Goldenberg, TIME, 28 Apr. 2024
The deep river gorge is a rumbling mass of natural beauty, with roaming wildlife (bison, elk, and even a grizzly crossing may make traffic come to a standstill), plunging waterfalls, and canyon walls made colorful by iron compounds.
—Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, Tucson — which previously had been the top region for crossings — had 7,500 arrests for the week ending April 19.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
The crossing, which is estimated to cost $90 million, will expand the dating pool.
—Conor Knighton, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2024
Are there other significant categories of animals that changed their patterns as a result of these crossings being made available?
Goldfarb: There are incredibly successful crossings for grizzly bears and pronghorn antelope and salamanders.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2024
The reports says a new 211-mile road would allow open-pit mines, reduce subsistence access for 66 remote villages, further weaken permafrost, and require thousands of damaging crossings over streams, rivers and wetlands, which could endanger the state's second-largest caribou herd.
—USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
Concurrent with this troop drawdown, Israel has moved to open additional access points to northern Gaza that would allow more aid to flow in — in theory at least, bypassing the logistical blocks that had led to most aid ending up stuck near border crossings in southern Gaza.
—Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
Following a phone call between President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the deadly attack, Israel pledged to open up another border crossing in the north of the Gaza Strip.
—James Hider, NPR, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Crossing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crossing. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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crossing
noun
cross·ing
ˈkrȯ-siŋ 
1
a
: the act of one that crosses
b
: a voyage across water
c
: the act or process of interbreeding or hybridizing
2
: a place where a street or stream is crossed
3
: a place where two things (as a street and a railroad track) cross
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