crossing vs body of water

body of water vs crossing

crossing and body of water both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crossing	Yes	No	No	No
body of water	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, body of water is a hypernym of crossing; that is, body of water is a word with a broader meaning than crossing:

crossing: a shallow area in a stream that can be forded
body of water: the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)

Other hypernyms of crossing include water.

crossing (noun)	body of water (noun)
a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean)	the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
traveling across
(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other
a junction where one street or road crosses another
a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect
a shallow area in a stream that can be forded

Difference between crossing and body of water

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