crossing vs route

crossing and route both are nouns.

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

crossing (noun)	route (noun)
a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean)	an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
traveling across	an established line of travel or access
(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

crossing (verb)	route (verb)
	send via a specific route
	divert in a specified direction
	send documents or materials to appropriate destinations