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crossing 
n. an open stretch of water, as a widening in a river or a course across a lake, where canoes or boats are required to leave the shelter of the shoreline.
See also: traverse ((1)) ((n.)) (def. 1a)
- 1956 From the mouth of the Beaver to Ile a la Crosse settlement calls for a "crossing" of five miles.
- 1956 From the mouth of the Beaver to Ile a la Crosse settlement calls for a "crossing" of five miles.