1. To fold so as to resemble a cross
2. To meet and pass
3. To cover a wide area;,; SYN. traverse, span, sweep.
1. Couper. Croiser la route.
2. Hybrider. Croiser deux espèces.
3. Rencontrer. Croiser un voisin.
4. (Intrans.) (Maritime) Patrouiller. Croiser en mer.
Passer.
1. Franchir. Traverser la mer.
2. Pénétrer. La lame l'a traversé.
3. Passer par. Traverser une période difficile.
1. Lying across or athwart; moving across
2. Running counter; opposite; mutually opposed
3. Involving mutual interchange; reciprocal
4. Marked by typically transitory bad temper
5. Extending over or treating several groups, conditions, or classes
6. Crossbred, hybrid
ETYM Old Eng. crois, croys, cros; the former from Old Fren. crois, croiz, French croix, from Latin crux; the second is perh. directly from Prov. cros, crotz. from the same Latin crux; cf. Icel. kross. Related to Crucial, Crusade, Cruise, Crux.
(Irregular plural: crosses).
1. A cross as an emblem of Christianity; used in heraldry.
2. A wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece.
3. Any affliction that causes great suffering; SYN. crown of thorns.
Symbol of the Christian religion, in widespread use since the 3rd century. It is a symbol of the crucifixion of Jesus and the central significance of his suffering, death, and resurrection. The Latin cross is the most commonly used; other types are the Greek cross, St Anthony's cross, and St Andrew's cross. Symbolic crosses were used by pre-Christian cultures, for example the ancient Egyptian ankh (St Anthony's cross with a loop at the top), symbol of life, and the swastika, used by Hindus, Buddhists, Celts, and Native Americans before it was adopted by the Nazis.
Extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; SYN. crossing, transverse, transversal, thwartwise.
1. Forme de deux traits croisés.
2. Instrument de supplice.
3. (Au figuré) Épreuve. Cet enfant est une croix pour sa famille.
4. Objet de piété.
5. Crucifix.
Not parallel; crisscross, crosswise
Wilbur Lucius 1862-1948 American educator and politician.
River 300 miles (483 kilometers) W Africa in W Cameroon and SE Nigeria flowing W and S into Gulf of Guinea.
Across.