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 military declined to specify the location of the crossing or the number of aid trucks.
—
Jeremy Diamond, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
Construction of wildlife crossing in Agoura Hills to partially close 101 Freeway.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Officials say federal funding and personnel are far too limited to keep up with the influx of border crossings in the region, and operations like these have become a source of great tension in San Diego County.
—Emily Baumgaertner, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Israel promised last week to open an additional crossing for aid to the northern Gaza Strip, and Sunday pulled most of its troops from the south.
—Claire Parker, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
The suggestion made during an interview with France 24 and RFI radio comes as Israel has promised to open more crossings after seven aid workers were killed in an Israeli strike last week.
—NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
Last year, Mexican officials estimated that around 50,000 vehicles per day cross from San Ysidro to Tijuana through the El Chaparral crossing.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2024
On April 4, Israel approved the reopening of the Erez crossing into Gaza in the north and the temporary use of Ashdod port in southern Israel after the U.S. urged the country to increase the humanitarian aid getting into Gaza.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2024
Dangerous, unlawful border crossings, meanwhile, continue.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2024
Jeremy Diamond, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
Construction of wildlife crossing in Agoura Hills to partially close 101 Freeway.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Officials say federal funding and personnel are far too limited to keep up with the influx of border crossings in the region, and operations like these have become a source of great tension in San Diego County.
—Emily Baumgaertner, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Israel promised last week to open an additional crossing for aid to the northern Gaza Strip, and Sunday pulled most of its troops from the south.
—Claire Parker, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
The suggestion made during an interview with France 24 and RFI radio comes as Israel has promised to open more crossings after seven aid workers were killed in an Israeli strike last week.
—NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
Last year, Mexican officials estimated that around 50,000 vehicles per day cross from San Ysidro to Tijuana through the El Chaparral crossing.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2024
On April 4, Israel approved the reopening of the Erez crossing into Gaza in the north and the temporary use of Ashdod port in southern Israel after the U.S. urged the country to increase the humanitarian aid getting into Gaza.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2024
Dangerous, unlawful border crossings, meanwhile, continue.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Crossing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crossing. Accessed 25 Apr. 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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