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noun
1.
a bridge or other structure for crossing over a river, highway, etc.
2.
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Popular Music.
a.
the act of crossing over in style, usually with the intention of broadening the commercial appeal to a wider audience.
b.
music that crosses over in style, occasionally sharing attributes with several musical styles and therefore often appealing to a broader audience.
4.
EXPANDAlso called crossover voter. U.S. Politics. a member of one political party who votes for the candidate of another party in a primary.
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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.
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Dance.
a.
a step in which dancers exchange places.
b.
a step involving partners in which the woman moves from one side of her partner to the other, crossing in front of him.
8.
Bowling. a ball that strikes the side of the head pin opposite to the bowling hand of the bowler.
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COLLAPSE(in plumbing) a U-shaped pipe for bypassing another pipe.
Origin:
1785–95; noun use of verb phrase cross over
1785–95; noun use of verb phrase cross over
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Crossover
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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World English Dictionary
| crossover (ˈkrɒsˌəʊvə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a place at which a crossing is made |
| 2. | genetics |
| a. another term for crossing over | |
| b. a chromosomal structure or character resulting from crossing over | |
| 3. | railways a point of transfer between two main lines |
| 4. | short for crossover network |
| 5. | a recording, book, or other product that becomes popular in a genre other than its own |
| —adj | |
| 6. | (of music, fashion, art, etc) combining two distinct styles |
| 7. | (of a performer, writer, recording, book, etc) having become popular in more than one genre |
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