turning point vs crossing

crossing vs turning point

turning point and crossing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
turning point	Yes	No	No	No
crossing	Yes	No	No	No

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

turning point: the intersection of two streets
crossing: a junction where one street or road crosses another

Other hypernyms of turning point include carrefour, crossroad, crossway, intersection.

turning point (noun)	crossing (noun)
the intersection of two streets	a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean)
an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend	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 turning point and crossing

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