Definition of crossing

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Crossing (v. t.) The act by which anything is crossed; as, the crossing of the ocean..

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Crossing :: Crossing (v. t.) The act of making the sign of the cross.
Crossing :: Crossing (v. t.) Contradiction; thwarting; obstruction.
Byard :: Byard (n.) A piece of leather crossing the breast, used by the men who drag sledges in coal mines..
Window :: Window (n.) A figure formed of lines crossing each other.
Crossing :: Crossing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cros.
Lattice :: Lattice (n.) Any work of wood or metal, made by crossing laths, or thin strips, and forming a network; as, the lattice of a window; -- called also latticework..
Crossbarred :: Crossbarred (a.) Made or patterned in lines crossing each other; as, crossbarred muslin..
Grade :: Grade (n.) The result of crossing a native stock with some better breed. If the crossbreed have more than three fourths of the better blood, it is called high grade..
Crossing :: Crossing (v. t.) Intersection, as of two paths or roads..
Decussation :: Decussation (n.) Act of crossing at an acute angle, or state of being thus crossed; an intersection in the form of an X; as, the decussation of lines, nerves, etc..
Sable :: Sable (n.) The tincture black; -- represented by vertical and horizontal lines crossing each other.
Meeting :: Meeting (n.) A junction, crossing, or union; as, the meeting of the roads or of two rivers..
Bull Terrier :: Bull terrier () A breed of dogs obtained by crossing the bulldog and the terrier.
Bar :: Bar (n.) A vein or dike crossing a lode.
Trones :: Trones (n.) A form of weighing machine for heavy wares, consisting of two horizontal bars crossing each other, beaked at the extremities, and supported by a wooden pillar. It is now mostly disused..
Cancellate :: Cancellate (v. t.) Having the surface coveres with raised lines, crossing at right angles..
Fare :: Fare (v.) The price of passage or going; the sum paid or due for conveying a person by land or water; as, the fare for crossing a river; the fare in a coach or by railway..
Turnpike :: Turnpike (n.) A frame consisting of two bars crossing each other at right angles and turning on a post or pin, to hinder the passage of beasts, but admitting a person to pass between the arms; a turnstile. See Turnstile, 1..
Crisscross :: Crisscross (adv.) In opposite directions; in a way to cross something else; crossing one another at various angles and in various ways.
Bridgehead :: Bridgehead (n.) A fortification commanding the extremity of a bridge nearest the enemy, to insure the preservation and usefulness of the bridge, and prevent the enemy from crossing; a tete-de-pont..
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