Places where two things intersect or cross, like street crossings where people walk across roads; or acts of traveling across something.
From 'crossing,' which comes from 'cross' (from Old French 'croix,' Latin 'crux'). The suffix '-ing' forms a noun, and the plural '-s' makes it plural.
Pedestrian crossings are called 'zebra crossings' in British English because of the striped paint—the zebra stripes help drivers see them from far away! Every country has different names for the same thing: Americans say 'crosswalks,' Brits say 'zebra crossings,' and Australians say 'pedestrian crossings.'
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