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Meanings of crossing in English

Portuguese
faixa
Catalan
creuament
Spanish
cruce
Wikidata

A pedestrian crossing featuring broad white stripes painted parallel to the street.

        faixa
        Portuguese
        hibridização
        Catalan
        hibridació
        Spanish
        cruce

        (Genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids.

            hibridização
            Portuguese
            cruzamento
            Catalan
            cruïlla
            Spanish
            cruce

            A junction where one street or road crosses another.

                  cruzamento
                  Portuguese
                  vau
                  Catalan
                  gual

                  A shallow area in a stream that can be forded.

                        vau
                        Usage of crossing in English
                        1
                        Of course, crossing the Cerulean Sea in a morning was impossible too.
                        The black prism
                        2
                        KiwiRail said in February that the crossing had every safety measure available.
                        Radio NZ
                        3
                        In the meantime conditions at the border crossing remain difficult for some.
                        Reuters
                        4
                        Talks to avert threatened industrial action by 300 level-crossing gate-keepers begin today.
                        The Irish Times
                        5
                        Several research papers published on Monday provided scientific details of that crossing.
                        Reuters
                        6
                        Cases of Ebola patients crossing borders during this outbreak have been rare.
                        The Guardian
                        7
                        Thousands of refugees are crossing into Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon every day.
                        The Guardian
                        8
                        However, it doesn't protect the data as it is crossing the Internet.
                        Reuters
                        9
                        Ida has regained strength after crossing land and re-entering the Caribbean Sea.
                        Reuters
                        10
                        You can even count the number of 'rain lines' crossing each area.
                        Wired
                        11
                        A river crossing here, particularly in his weakened state, would be fatal.
                        Pines
                        12
                        In crossing the bridge, she dropped the door key in the river.
                        A Tale of Two Cities
                        13
                        Others try crossing into wealthier Gulf Arab states in search of work.
                        Reuters
                        14
                        The year since our crossing had wrought a marked change in him.
                        Caleb's crossing
                        15
                        The Democratic Party was technically disbanded following the 2003 floor crossing period.
                        The South African
                        16
                        The area is a great mesh of railroad lines, criss-crossing the roads.
                        The Guardian
                        About this term
                        Translations for crossing
                        Crossing through the time
                        Crossing across language varieties
                        Canada
                        Common
                        New Zealand
                        Common
                        Ireland
                        Common
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