a place where roads or railway lines cross
a stream of cars was waiting for the railway crossing barriers to be opened
a place at which one may safely cross something, especially a street
we were thirty yards from the crossing when a man stepped off the pavement
the action of crossing something
the crossing of the Pennines
crossbreeding
go or extend across or to the other side of (an area, stretch of water, etc.)
she has crossed the Atlantic twice
two paths crossed the field
a shadow of apprehension crossed her face
we crossed over the bridge
pass in an opposite or different direction; intersect
the two lines cross at 90°
draw a line or lines across; mark with a cross
voters should ask one question before they cross today's ballot paper
(of a person) make the sign of the cross in front of one's chest as a sign of Christian reverence or to invoke divine protection
Beatie crossed herself quickly at the mention of the dead
pass (the ball) across the field towards the centre when attacking
he could not get to the line to cross the ball
Powell crossed from the left
cause (an animal of one species, breed, or variety) to breed with one of another species, breed, or variety
many animals of the breed were crossed with the closely related Guernsey