- 1a place where you can safely cross a road, a river, etc., or from one country to another The child was killed when a car failed to stop at the crossing. The next crossing point is a long way downstream. He was arrested by guards at the border crossing. see also railroad crossing
- 2a place where two lines, two roads, or two tracks cross synonym intersection
- 3a journey across an ocean or a wide river a three-hour ferry crossing the first Atlantic crossing
- 4an act of going from one side to another attempted crossings of the border
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