Definition of "crossing" []

• The act or action of crossing. (noun)
• A place at which roads, lines, or tracks intersect; an intersection. (noun)
• A place at which a river, railroad, or highway, for example, may be crossed: a railroad crossing; a pedestrian crossing. (noun)
• The intersection of the nave and transept in a cruciform church. (noun)

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• "The term crossing is sometimes used in a much more restricted sense, as in the remark of Mr. Boswell in his essay quoted on page 69 where he says, "When I praise the advantage of crossing I would have it clearly understood that it is only to bring together animals _not nearly related_ but always of _the same breed_.""
• "He wants to aggressively grab the most interesting software technology the labs is working on and herd it as quickly as possible into new products if it shows potential -- what he calls crossing the chasm from applications to products."
• "All vendors have their R&D teams, but Shockley aims for driving out the time it takes to go from idea to product, what he calls crossing the chasm."