crossing
/ˈkɹɔsɪŋ/ noun B1- Cross-breeding.
- Opposition; thwarting.
- An intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross.
- A place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed. · Please, cross at the crossing.
- The act by which terrain or a road etc. is crossed.
- A voyage across a body of water.
- The volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church; often with a tower or cupola over it.
- Movement into a crossed position.
Plural crossings
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Shere Khan was always crossing his path in the jungle, for as Akela grew older and feebler the lame tiger had come to be great friends with the younger wolves of the Pack, who followed him for scraps, a thing Akela would never have allowed if he had dared to push his authority to the proper bounds.
Marilla turned quickly away to hide her twitching face; but it was no use; she collapsed on the nearest chair and burst into such a hearty and unusual peal of laughter that Matthew, crossing the yard outside, halted in amazement.
When the commonplace breakfast was over Diana appeared, crossing the white log bridge in the hollow, a gay little figure in her crimson ulster.
In Meryton they parted: the two youngest repaired to the lodgings of one of the officers’ wives, and Elizabeth continued her walk alone, crossing field after field at a quick pace, jumping over stiles and springing over puddles, with impatient activity, and finding herself at last within view of the house, with weary ancles, dirty stockings, and a face glowing with the warmth of exercise.
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