crossing
Noun
- Traveling across (synset 100298358)
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A shallow area in a stream that can be forded (synset 109306529)
is a type of: body of water, water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)is a part of: stream, watercourse - a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earthsame as: ford
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A point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect (synset 108565513)
is a type of: point - the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
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A junction where one street or road crosses another (synset 103586294)
is a type of: junction - the place where two or more things come togethersubtypes:
- corner, street corner, turning point - the intersection of two streets
- grade crossing, level crossing - intersection of a railway and a road on the same level; barriers close road when trains pass
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A path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other (synset 103141879)
is a type of: path - a way especially designed for a particular usesubtypes:
- grade separation - a crossing that uses an underpass or overpass
- pedestrian crossing, zebra crossing - street crossing where pedestrians have right of way; often marked in some way (especially with diagonal stripes)
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(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids (synset 100852055)
referred to in: genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organismsis a type of: conjugation, coupling, mating, pairing, sexual union, union - the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposessubtypes:
- dihybrid cross - hybridization using two traits with two alleles each
- monohybrid cross - hybridization using a single trait with two alleles (as in Mendel's experiments with garden peas)
- reciprocal, reciprocal cross - hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype
- test-cross, testcross - a cross between an organism whose genotype for a certain trait is unknown and an organism that is homozygous recessive for that trait so the unknown genotype can be determined from that of the offspring
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A voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean) (synset 100314071)
is a type of: voyage - a journey to some distant place
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