Travel / A2

KROS-ing/ˈkrɒsɪŋ/

A crossing is a place made for going across: a pedestrian crossing, a railway crossing, a border crossing. Cross is the verb. A bridge goes over; a tunnel goes under. Zebra crossing is the British striped type. Do not use crossing for the journey itself — that is a crossing of the Channel in travel English, a second sense.

Meaning

A place where you can go across a road, railway, or river.

Examples

• “Use the pedestrian crossing near the school.”
• “Wait for the green man at the crossing.”
• “The railway crossing is closed while a train passes.”

Good to know

a pedestrian/zebra crossing. Verb: cross. Travel sense: a Channel crossing.

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