crossing
Where roads meet
Crossing is the act of going from one side to another, or a place where paths intersect.
A pedestrian crossing marks where people may walk across a street.
A border crossing is where you pass between countries.
A railroad crossing is where tracks cross a road.
The word also names a voyage: an Atlantic crossing.
In biology, a crossing is the mating of different varieties to produce hybrids.
Vessel for scheduled crossings
- AtlanticOcean bordering Europe
- channelPassage for transmission
- passageSegment of text
- seafaringTraveling by ocean vessel
transatlantic · ship · liner · steamer · embarkation · disembarkation · stormy · maiden voyage
Pedestrian span over obstacles
- underpassRoad passing below another
- overpassBridge spanning a road
- pedestrianOne traveling afoot
- sidewalkPaved pedestrian pathway
curb · jaywalking · lollipop lady · scramble · signal · button · accessibility · ramp
Point where things meet
- stoplightIntersection flow controller
- trafficMovement along routes
- pedestriansPeople traveling on foot
- roundaboutCircular junction for traffic
corner · four-way · signal · yield · gridlock · interchange · congestion · roadsigns
Obstruction preventing passage
- gatesMovable barriers at openings
- warningAlert about danger
- tracksMarks showing passage
- trainRail vehicle or instruct
signal · boom · lights · bells · accident · derailment · flagman · railroad
Cross with Christ figure
- altarSacred ritual table
- naveChurch's main interior
- transeptChurch's lateral wing
- chancelAltar-adjacent clergy space
apse · sanctuary · blessing · genuflection · holy · sacristy · cathedral · church
Inspection station on route
- frontierEdge of settlement
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
emigration · smuggling · patrol · visa · documentation · inspection · barrier · demarcation
Thing of mixed parentage
- crossbreedingMating unlike organisms
- interbreedingMating between distinct populations
- hybridizationMixing distinct genetic lines
- offspringBiological descendants produced
traits · selective · purebred · mongrel · mule · pollination · cultivar · grafting
ferry
Vessel for scheduled crossings
seafaring · transatlantic · ship · liner · steamer · embarkation · disembarkation · stormy · maiden voyage · overseas
footbridge
Pedestrian span over obstacles
- underpassRoad passing below another
- overpassBridge spanning a road
- pedestrianOne traveling afoot
sidewalk · curb · jaywalking · lollipop lady · scramble · signal · button · accessibility · ramp
junction
Point where things meet
- stoplightIntersection flow controller
- trafficMovement along routes
- pedestriansPeople traveling on foot
roundabout · corner · four-way · signal · yield · gridlock · interchange · congestion · roadsigns · turning
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
train · signal · boom · lights · bells · accident · derailment · flagman · railroad
crucifix
Cross with Christ figure
chancel · apse · sanctuary · blessing · genuflection · holy · sacristy · cathedral · church · chapel
checkpoint
Inspection station on route
- frontierEdge of settlement
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
immigration · emigration · smuggling · patrol · visa · documentation · inspection · barrier · demarcation · entry
hybrid
Thing of mixed parentage
- crossbreedingMating unlike organisms
- interbreedingMating between distinct populations
- hybridizationMixing distinct genetic lines
offspring · traits · selective · purebred · mongrel · mule · pollination · cultivar · grafting · genetics
treachery
Deliberate violation of trust
- backstabbingCovert betrayal of trust
- deceitDeliberate misleading of others
- betrayalBreaking of trust
duplicity · disloyalty · swindle · con · sellout · turncoat · Judas · two-faced
- travel termsnonstop, direct, airline, one-way, round-trip
- junctionsjunction, intersection, node, nexus, confluence
- pedestrian actionswalking, stopping, waiting, standing, stepping
- sea voyagesvoyage, sea voyages, ocean voyages, sea voyage, passage
- ship activitiessailing, cruise, voyage, departure, ship launch
- travel verbswalking, hiking, trekking, journeying, voyaging
crossingdead end
Passage without outlet
parallel · divergence · fork · bypass · separation
crossingremaining
Still present after removal
staying · stopping · turning back · retreating · halting
crossinguncrossing
Separating what overlapped
parallel · separating · untangling · straightening · aligning
- Animal CrossingLife simulation franchise
- ferry crossingBoat trip across water
- crossing fingersLuck-wishing hand gesture
- crossing the lineExceeding acceptable boundaries
- crossing one's fingersSuperstitious hand gesture for luck
- water crossingTraversing a body