crossing

  1. Noun.  An intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross.
  2. Noun.  A place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed.
  3. Noun.  A voyage across a body of water.
  4. Noun.  (architecture) The volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church; often with a tower or cupola over it.
  5. Adjective.  (rare) Extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction.

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