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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
Synonyms
Examples for "ford"
Examples for "ford"
1
It's miles and miles away; down steep hills and across the ford.
A Missionary Twig
2
The ford took a sharp turn in the middle of the river.
True to the Old Flag: A Tale of the American War of Independence
3
Although many others have contributed, Sand ford Park is essentially his creation.
The Irish Times
4
We missed a good ford by two miles and swam the river.
Cattle Brands: A Collection of Western Camp-Fire Stories
5
The first to reach the ford were Vincent Burgess and Dennie Saxon.
A Master's Degree
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
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Translations for crossing
Crossing through the time
Crossing across language varieties
Canada
Common
New Zealand
Common
Ireland
Common
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