route vs crossing

route and crossing both are nouns.

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

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

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