noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a border crossing (= a place where you cross a border )
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There are problems of delays at border crossings.
grade crossing
level crossing
pedestrian crossing
pelican crossing
railroad crossing
zebra crossing
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
illegal
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Border Patrol officials say the tactic discourages illegal border crossings .
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Besides limiting legal immigrants, it would address the problem of an estimated 300, 000 illegal border crossings each year.
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He relays the discovery to another agent who just finished looking for signs of illegal crossings at the end of the road.
level
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Some semaphores still survive - at Caersws and the Llanidloes Road level crossing .
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Caersws station, Llanidloes road level crossing and one crossing up near Criccieth remain semaphore operated.
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However one hopes that speeds over level crossings will be increased to get the maximum benefit.
new
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These projects include an improvement to the A13 - the main east-west road - and a new east-London river crossing .
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The parish council were not altogether happy with the road layout around the new pelican crossing , Mr. Hobbs reported.
■ NOUN
border
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Other agreements were concluded concerning border crossings , agricultural, scientific and cultural co-operation, recognition of educational qualifications and road transport.
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The two cities also are trying to make their united voice felt in the planning of border crossings .
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Law enforcement officials consider it the most corrupt of six border crossings in Arizona.
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Naturalization Service inspectors search for drugs at border crossings in the Southwest.
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Border Patrol officials say the tactic discourages illegal border crossings .
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Besides limiting legal immigrants, it would address the problem of an estimated 300, 000 illegal border crossings each year.
ferry
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Price includes ferry crossing and insurance.
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Several ferry crossings and jetfoil crossing daily.
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The price includes half-board hotel accommodation, touring bike and return ferry crossing .
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Prices include ferry crossings on Sally Ferries from Ramsgate to Dunkirk.
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Prices start from £366 per week for a property that sleeps four, including return ferry crossing .
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Details of your outboard and inbound ferry crossing will be included in your travel documentation.
grade
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The figure could also be reduced by concentrating on those grade crossings where the benefit relative to cost is greatest.
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The city and its suburbs have some 2, 000 public grade crossings , 268 with whistle bans.
pedestrian
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The tramway station is now effectively a traffic island, surrounded by a one-way system and linked by pedestrian crossings . 3.
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The second concern was the shortage of pedestrian crossings .
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There will be a tree lined pedestrianised square, new public toilets, pedestrian crossings and an open space for special events.
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She made her way across the road at a pedestrian crossing , and stood in front of City Hall.
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They called it a pedestrian crossing , but it wasn't built for people.
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O'Neill doesn't seem capable of answering questions, and Landless wouldn't stop for me on a pedestrian crossing .
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Secondary distributor roads have no speed signs, but are interrupted by frequent pedestrian crossings of traditional design.
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We were approaching a big road junction where there was a controlled Pedestrian crossing .
river
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Two small valleys left an isolated hill where a castle was built to defend the river crossing .
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The Triborough Bridge was reported to be slow because of potholes while traffic on the other East River crossings was moving.
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Schomberg dismissed William's plan, to force the river crossing , as too dangerous but the normally cautious king overruled him.
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These projects include an improvement to the A13 - the main east-west road - and a new east-London river crossing .
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Others include an excavator for working in marshland, and a catamaran for excavating river crossings .
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Magdalene Bridge For centuries successive bridges at Magdalene Street provided the city's principal river crossing .
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She had seen Guy fight before at the river crossing , but then he had been quick and efficient.
road
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A flagman was stationed at the road crossing .
sea
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There is a discernible, almost romantic frisson about a sea crossing , nomatterhow short.
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The sea crossing served only to emphasise the idyll we left behind.
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It is the first spit of land visible to incoming birds after a considerable sea crossing .
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Work was now a day's climbing, as well as a sea crossing away and all but forgotten.
zebra
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Crossing roads is always frightening at first, and the patient may have to relearn how to use pelican and zebra crossings .
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The zebra crossings are faded to near invisibility and pedestrians look astonished to be allowed to cross by them.
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Driving home one night at about 11 o'clock, through a fairly rough area, I stopped at a zebra crossing .
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Maybe a zebra crossing could be placed here? 4.
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Having assisted an old woman at a zebra crossing , I was granted three wishes.
■ VERB
make
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That ford was going to make but a difficult crossing .
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He made two crossings through Andersonstown to familiarise them with the work which they would have to do.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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His party made the first east-west crossing of the Sierra Nevada in 1833.
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The crossing from Dover to Calais is often very rough.
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The crossing took over two weeks.
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The Atlantic crossing took nearly three months.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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About two-thirds of all collisions at state public crossings actually occur where everything is functioning properly.
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Border Patrol officials say the tactic discourages illegal border crossings.
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Protein/reporter combinations were generated by crossing transformants.
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The tramway station is now effectively a traffic island, surrounded by a one-way system and linked by pedestrian crossings. 3.
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There are 167, 000 crossings nationwide.
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There will be a tree lined pedestrianised square, new public toilets, pedestrian crossings and an open space for special events.
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Therefore any individual stops which will be required at single pelican crossings etc., will have no effect on charging.
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To become foot-sure and fearless in such tightrope bridge crossings, he practiced on easier ones a few inches above the ground.