Definition of crossing

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Crossing (v. t.) The act by which anything is crossed; as, the crossing of the ocean..

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Transatlantic :: Transatlantic (a.) Crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
Latticing :: Latticing (n.) A system of bars crossing in the middle to form braces between principal longitudinal members, as of a strut..
Retiform :: Retiform (a.) Composed of crossing lines and interstices; reticular; netlike; as, the retiform coat of the eye..
Saltirewise :: Saltirewise (adv.) In the manner of a saltire; -- said especially of the blazoning of a shield divided by two lines drawn in the direction of a bend and a bend sinister, and crossing at the center..
Byard :: Byard (n.) A piece of leather crossing the breast, used by the men who drag sledges in coal mines..
Trones :: Trones (n.) A form of weighing machine for heavy wares, consisting of two horizontal bars crossing each other, beaked at the extremities, and supported by a wooden pillar. It is now mostly disused..
Crossing :: Crossing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cros.
Crossing :: Crossing (v. t.) Intersection, as of two paths or roads..
Bar :: Bar (n.) A vein or dike crossing a lode.
Viaduct :: Viaduct (n.) A structure of considerable magnitude, usually with arches or supported on trestles, for carrying a road, as a railroad, high above the ground or water; a bridge; especially, one for crossing a valley or a gorge. Cf. Trestlework..
Hatching :: Hatching (n.) A mode of execution in engraving, drawing, and miniature painting, in which shading is produced by lines crossing each other at angles more or less acute; -- called also crosshatching..
Sable :: Sable (n.) The tincture black; -- represented by vertical and horizontal lines crossing each other.
Overthwart :: Overthwart (a.) Crossing in kind or disposition; perverse; adverse; opposing.
Meeting :: Meeting (n.) A junction, crossing, or union; as, the meeting of the roads or of two rivers..
Diagonal :: Diagonal (a.) Joining two not adjacent angles of a quadrilateral or multilateral figure; running across from corner to corner; crossing at an angle with one of the sides.
Crossing :: Crossing (v. t.) The act by which anything is crossed; as, the crossing of the ocean..
Large :: Large (superl.) Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction; -- said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter..
Netting :: Netting (n.) A piece of network; any fabric, made of cords, threads, wires, or the like, crossing one another with open spaces between..
Lacing :: Lacing (n.) A system of bracing bars, not crossing each other in the middle, connecting the channel bars of a compound strut..
Fare :: Fare (v.) The price of passage or going; the sum paid or due for conveying a person by land or water; as, the fare for crossing a river; the fare in a coach or by railway..
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