crossing-n; 7 Senses

Sense Number 1: the act of traversing a space, moving from one side to the other

Commentary: CROSSING[+event][+movement][+traversal][+completed][+distance]

Examples:
Crossing the street at this place is particularly hazardous.
Our company's crossing of a major milestone in sales was celebrated at an office party.
Their crossing of the mountains was done in the dead of winter.

Mappings:
PropBank: crossing.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: a shallow area of water, a ford

Commentary: CROSSING[+location][+region][+water][+shallow][+ford]

Examples:
This shallow portion of the river is a favorite cattle crossing.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: a single point of intersection on two lines

Commentary: CROSSING[+location][+point][+intersection][+line]

Examples:
Draw an X at the crossing of the two lines on this map.
The diagram was a confusion of crossing lines and overlapping circles.
My map shows no crossing of Main Street with Juniper Lane.

Mappings:
PropBank: crossing.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 4

Sense Number 4: a designated path traversing a roadway

Commentary: CROSSING[+location][+path][+designated][+traversal][+roadway]

Examples:
A traffic cop stood in the crossing, letting the pedestrians pass.
Cars will be fined $300 for stopping in a crossing at a red light.
All railroad crossings must have automatic barriers and flashing lights.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 5: genetic hybridization

Commentary: CROSSING[+process][+genetic][+hybridization]

Examples:
A mule is a crossing between a horse and a donkey.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6

Sense Number 6: a journey over water that is a completed traversal

Commentary: CROSSING[+event][+journey][+completed][+traversal][+water_body]

Examples:
There are no ferry crossings on Sunday.
Our Atlantic crossing took ten days.

Mappings:
PropBank: crossing.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 7

Sense Number 7: designated checkpoint at an international border

Commentary: CROSSING[+location][+region][+border][+international][+checkpoint]

Examples:
They picked up the two men at the crossing in Brownsville, Texas.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 3