CROSSING

Crossing

A crossing, in ecclesiastical architecture, is the junction of the four arms of a cruciform church.

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crossing

Noun

  1. An intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
  2. A place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed
  3. A voyage across a body of water
  4. The volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church; often with a tower or cupola over it
  5. Movement into a crossed position.

Adjective

  1. Extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction.


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