crossing

Universal Words noun 1 a 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. seealsoLEVELCROSSING, PEDESTRIANCROSSING, PELICANCROSSING, ZEBRACROSSING 2 a place where two lines, two roads or two tracks cross 3 a journey across a sea or a wide river: a three-hour ferry crossing * a rough crossing from Dover to Calais * the first Atlantic crossing 4 an act of going from one side to another: attempted crossings of the border