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

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

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

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

I know it shouldn't make a difference, but crossing the dateline, we weren't sure what day it was - it was very strange. Now, I seem to cope with it better.
Phil Collins

But I just know from experience that accent wise, even if you're an accent genius, crossing the Atlantic is the hardest thing in the world either way.
Hugh Grant

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

Crossing Translations

crossing in Italian is crociata
crossing in Latin is transitus

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