Definition of Crossing

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Crossing

of Cross

The act by which anything is crossed; as, the crossing of the ocean.

The act of making the sign of the cross.

The act of interbreeding; a mixing of breeds.

Intersection, as of two paths or roads.

A place where anything (as a stream) is crossed; a paved walk across a street.

Contradiction; thwarting; obstruction.

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Crossing Quotations

A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere.
Groucho Marx

When I was crossing the border into Canada, they asked if I had any firearms with me. I said, "Well, what do you need?"
Steven Wright

I don't like my hockey sticks touching other sticks, and I don't like them crossing one another, and I kind of have them hidden in the corner. I put baby powder on the ends. I think it's essentially a matter of taking care of what takes care of you.
Wayne Gretzky

The mere thought hadn't even begun to speculate about the merest possibility of crossing my mind.
Douglas Adams

We gathered all the stock we could find, and made an attempt to move. We left many of our horses and cattle in Wallowa. We lost several hundred in crossing the river.
Chief Joseph

After crossing the Smoky Hill River, I felt comparatively safe as this was the last stream I had to cross.
Buffalo Bill

We try to say it's creative and in a manner it is creative, but it is a business, because today, with the cost factor in crossing the boundaries that you do.
Skitch Henderson

One of my fantasies in my life has been that I was granted access with a camera to go back in time, and to film the actual campaign of Alexander crossing into India through Iran and Persia.
Oliver Stone

My grandfather was Catholic; my grandmother, Jewish. Crossing over from Bavaria, as immigrants to the United States, the ship started to sink. My grandmother jumped overboard. My grandfather followed, to save this girl he had never met.
Emanuel Celler

Most of my work consisted of crossing out. Crossing out was the secret of all good writing.
Mark Haddon

Crossing Translations

crossing in Italian is crociata
crossing in Latin is transitus

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