crossing
crossing
Definition
cross·ing (krôs′iŋ)
noun
- the act of passing across, thwarting, interbreeding, etc.
- an intersection, as of railroad lines or streets
- a place where a railroad line, street, river, etc. may be crossed
Etymology: see cross
crossing
Synonyms
crossing
n.
crossing
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- river: It would also relieve the busy Blackwall Tunnel, and provide two further crossings of the river.
Converse of object
- designate: Apart from designated border crossings, the immediate border area is a military restricted zone.
- operate: The Patricia Olivia - high speed ferry, operates twelve crossings daily with a duration of less than 35 minutes.
- install: Creating a pedestrian priority promenade along the length of the High Street by installing footway level crossings at side streets.
- signal: Signaled cycle crossings A symbol is used to indicate signal installations with a cycle phase to take a cycle route across a road.
- drop: All dropped curb crossings that have been constructed since 1999 have tactile paving installed in order to help partially sighted people.
- replace: You just cannot spend billions of pounds replacing level crossings.
Adjective modifier
- pedestrian: Pedestrian crossings Using the road - 168: In queuing traffic, you should keep the crossing clear.
- at-grade: Road traffic is consolidated and sped up through the removal of various at-grade pedestrian crossings.
- staggered: The most difficult issue for the council to resolve was the removal of guard railing from the central reservations of staggered crossings.
- transatlantic: The most frequent passenger, oil company executive, clocked up almost 70 round trips transatlantic crossings a year.
- Atlantic: Lash This experimental system used a host ship containing up to eighty-nine 435 ton lighters for Atlantic crossings.
- overnight: On overnight crossings we will provide a berth or cabin free of charge.
Preposition: over
- river: There was also an added expense with eight crossings over the rivers Ash & Rib.
Noun used with modifier
- pelican: Pelican crossings set to go back to red within a few seconds of going green.
- zebra: Cross two zebra crossings to a set of lights.
- ferry: There are also frequent ferry crossings from the UK to France from various ports on the south coast of England.
- toucan: Toucan crossings are shared with cyclists who are allowed to ride across.
- puffin: Puffin crossings do not have the flashing green man that warns you that the lights are about to change.
- border: In the case of long journeys, they are also fed at border crossings.
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