crossing

n.

1. The act or action of crossing.
2. 1. A place at which roads, lines, or tracks intersect; an intersection.
   2. A place at which a river, railroad, or highway, for example, may be crossed: a railroad crossing; a pedestrian crossing.
3. The intersection of the nave and transept in a cruciform church.

adjective

Situated or lying across: crosswise, thwart, transversal, transverse, traverse. See horizontal/vertical/change of position.

1. In a church, the place where the nave and chancel cross the transept.
2. A painting technique whereby freshly applied paint is rebrushed at right angles to the direction of application and then rebrushed at right angles again to provide even distribution of paint over the surface.
3. Same as crossbanding.

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That part of a cruciform church in which the transepts cross the nave.

IN BRIEF: (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids.

It is not best to swap horses while crossing the river. — Abraham Lincoln, Source: Reply to National Union League

Dansk (Danish)
n. - vejkryds, fodgængerovergang, færgeoverfart, parring, korskib i kirke

Nederlands (Dutch)
oversteekplaats, kruispunt, viering (architectuur), het paren

Français (French)
n. - passage pour piétons, passage clouté, (Rail) passage à niveau, (Rail, Transp) croisement, (Biol, Bot, Zool) croisement

Deutsch (German)
n. - Überquerung, Kreuzung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - διάβαση, πέρασμα, διαπεραίωση, διάπλους, θαλάσσιο ταξίδι, διασταύρωση

Italiano (Italian)
attraversamento, traversata, crocevia, passaggio pedonale

idioms:

• level crossing    passaggio a livello
• pedestrian crossing    passaggio pedonale
• pelican crossing    passaggio pedonale
• zebra crossing    strisce

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cruzamento (m)

idioms:

• level crossing    cruzamento (m) de nível
• pedestrian crossing    faixa (f) para pedestres
• pelican crossing    faixa (f) para pedestres
• zebra crossing    faixa (f) para pedestres

Русский (Russian)
переход

idioms:

• level crossing    переход (через рельсы)
• pedestrian crossing    пешеходный переход
• pelican crossing    пешеходный переход
• zebra crossing    пешеходный переход

Español (Spanish)
n. - pasaje, cruce, paso para peatones

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - överresa, korsning, gatukorsning, övergång (vid järnväg mm), korsning (biol. mm)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
交叉, 渡口, 交叉点, 十字路口, 横道

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 交叉, 渡口, 交叉點, 十字路口, 橫道

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 횡단, 교차, 반대

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 横断, 渡航, 交差点, 踏切, 異種交配, 妨害

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) معبر, عبور, تقاطع طرق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חצייה, הצטלבות, הזדווגות‬

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