(chiefly Britain) An at-grade crossing between a railway line and an ordinary road, with rails and road at the same level.

A series of pictures or statues depicting the Stations of the Cross, as laid out around a church, along a road etc. / Religious devotions in connection with these stages.

(nautical) A ceremony performed on board ship when members of the crew or passengers cross the equator for the first time.

present participle of cross the line

(nautical) A (dangerous) sea with two wave systems traveling at oblique angles, due to the wind over it shifting direction or the waves of two storm systems meeting.

plural of grade crossing

(ecclesiastical, obsolete) A archbishop's cross. / (historical) An early instrument, consisting of a wooden rod with a sliding crosspiece, used for measuring the altitude of a star or for surveying.

Alternative spelling of cross section

(rail transport) An at-grade junction between two crossing railroad tracks.

(idiomatic) To make an irreversible decision or to take an action with consequences.