crossing vs intersection

intersection vs crossing

crossing and intersection both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crossing	Yes	No	No	No
intersection	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, crossing and intersection are synonyms defined as:

crossing and intersection: a junction where one street or road crosses another

Other synonyms of crossing include carrefour, crossroad, crossway.

crossing (noun)	intersection (noun)
a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean)	the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path)
traveling across	a junction where one street or road crosses another
(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids	a point where lines intersect
a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other	a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena
a junction where one street or road crosses another	the set of elements common to two or more sets
a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect	a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations
a shallow area in a stream that can be forded

Difference between crossing and intersection

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