crossover
a bridge or other structure for crossing over a river, highway, etc.
Genetics.
a genotype resulting from crossing over.
Popular Music.
the act of crossing over in style, usually with the intention of broadening the commercial appeal to a wider audience.
music that crosses over in style, occasionally sharing attributes with several musical styles and therefore often appealing to a broader audience.
Also called crossover voter. U.S. Politics. a member of one political party who votes for the candidate of another party in a primary.
Railroads. a track structure composed of two or more turnouts, permitting movement of cars from either of two parallel and adjacent tracks to the other.
Dance.
a step in which dancers exchange places.
a step involving partners in which the woman moves from one side of her partner to the other, crossing in front of him.
Bowling. a ball that strikes the side of the head pin opposite to the bowling hand of the bowler.
(in plumbing) a U-shaped pipe for bypassing another pipe.
Origin of crossover
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How to use crossover in a sentence
Do you think their example has made it easier to convince big-name actors to cross over to television?
Nic Pizzolatto: ‘True Detective’ Season 2 Set in California with Four Leads | Andrew Romano | July 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn classical Arabic, the word became julab, only to cross over into Latin as julapium.
Honoring Rosa Parks is important, but when you cross over into comparing yourself with her, it's time for a reality check.
Girls and boys began to cross-over-dress again, as they had done during the glam-rock years.
Eight Best Bits of John Taylor’s Duran Duran Tell-All | Tom Sykes | October 21, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTPeople are now speculating as to whether or not Jean Dujardin will be able to cross over into Hollywood roles.
Audrey Tautou on ‘Amélie,’ Her New Film ‘Delicacy,’ & More | Marlow Stern | March 18, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
We cross over the bridges that span salty channels, oozy and redolent of ocean and sea-weed during the hours of ebb.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries | Charles G. HarperCollingwood's only answer was to blow out a cloud of smoke, to cross over to the sofa and throw himself upon it.
A Butterfly on the Wheel | Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger GullSt. Blase prayed and made the sign of the cross over the boy, and behold, he was cured.
Mary, Help of Christians | VariousSix divisions of K.'s new army are expected to cross over to France this month.
Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie | George Brenton LaurieWe have all of us our ferries (to cross over) in this world, and must know the river and its ways, or get drowned some day.
British Dictionary definitions for crossover
/ (ˈkrɒsˌəʊvə) /
a place at which a crossing is made
genetics
another term for crossing over
a chromosomal structure or character resulting from crossing over
railways a point of transfer between two main lines
short for crossover network
a recording, book, or other product that becomes popular in a genre other than its own
(of music, fashion, art, etc) combining two distinct styles
(of a performer, writer, recording, book, etc) having become popular in more than one genre
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Other Idioms and Phrases with crossover
Change from one field or affiliation to another, as in Graham Greene crossed over from the Anglican to the Roman Catholic Church, or If he doesn't run I'm going to cross over to the Democratic Party. [First half of 1900s]
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