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noun journey across a stretch of water ADJ. rough | smooth | ferry The price includes accommodation and ferry crossing. | river, sea | Atlantic, Channel, etc. VERB + CROSSING make You can only make the crossing in good weather. PREP. during a/the ~ We discussed our plans during the crossing. | ~ from, ~ to a very rough crossing from England to Ireland place where you can cross sth ADJ. border | level (= over a railway) | pedestrian, pelican, zebra (These are all places where people walking can cross a road.) PREP. at a/the ~ They were stopped and searched at the border crossing. | on a/the ~ A passenger train smashed into a truck on a level crossing.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary