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The German Air Force was not sufficient to protect the sea crossing on its own. While the leading part of the forces might have landed, there was the danger that they might be cut off from supplies and reinforcements.
Gerd von Rundstedt

Meaning of "sea crossing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SEA CROSSING

sea crossing  [siː ˈkrɒsɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SEA CROSSING

noun
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preposition
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determiner
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Sea crossing is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SEA CROSSING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sea crossing in the English dictionary

The definition of sea crossing in the dictionary is a journey by sea from one coast to another.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SEA CROSSING


bookcrossing
ˈbʊkˌkrɒsɪŋ
bossing
ˈbɒsɪŋ
boxing
ˈbɒksɪŋ
criss-crossing
ˈkrɪsˌkrɒsɪŋ
crossing
ˈkrɒsɪŋ
dancing
ˈdɑːnsɪŋ
dressing
ˈdrɛsɪŋ
facing
ˈfeɪsɪŋ
financing
ˈfaɪnænsɪŋ
increasing
ɪnˈkriːsɪŋ
licensing
ˈlaɪsənsɪŋ
missing
ˈmɪsɪŋ
non-prossing
ˌnɒnˈprɒsɪŋ
nursing
ˈnɜːsɪŋ
outcrossing
ˈaʊtˌkrɒsɪŋ
pricing
ˈpraɪsɪŋ
processing
ˈprəʊsɛsɪŋ
racing
ˈreɪsɪŋ
sing
sɪŋ
Singh
sɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SEA CROSSING

sea boot
sea bream
sea breeze
sea buckthorn
sea butterfly
sea calf
sea captain
sea change
sea chest
sea cow
sea cucumber
sea defences
sea dog
sea duck
sea eagle
sea eel
sea egg
sea elephant
sea fan
sea fight

WORDS THAT END LIKE SEA CROSSING

addressing
advertising
blessing
data processing
data-processing
depressing
distressing
embarrassing
focussing
food processing
hairdressing
harassing
hissing
image processing
in passing
information processing
Lessing
passing
pressing
surpassing
word processing

Synonyms and antonyms of sea crossing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sea crossing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SEA CROSSING

Find out the translation of sea crossing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sea crossing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sea crossing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

渡海
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

travesía marítima
570 millions of speakers

English

sea crossing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

समुद्र पार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عبور البحر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

морская перевозка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

travessia marítima
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সমুদ্র ক্রসিং
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

traversée de la mer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lintasan laut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Meeresüberquerung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

海の交差点
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

바다 건너
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyebrang laut
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vượt biển
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடல் கடத்தல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

समुद्र ओलांडणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Deniz geçidi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

traversata del mare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rejs morski
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

морське перевезення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

traversare maritimă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διάπλου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

see kruising
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sjöresa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hav krysset
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sea crossing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SEA CROSSING»

The term «sea crossing» is regularly used and occupies the 94.594 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SEA CROSSING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sea crossing

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QUOTES WITH «SEA CROSSING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sea crossing.
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Gerd von Rundstedt
The German Air Force was not sufficient to protect the sea crossing on its own. While the leading part of the forces might have landed, there was the danger that they might be cut off from supplies and reinforcements.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEA CROSSING»

Discover the use of sea crossing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sea crossing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Q-Z
Using this source division in an approach called "tradition history," some scholars have claimed that the escape from Egypt and the sea crossing were originally independent traditions that were brought together later to form the present text.
Geoffrey W. Bromiley, 1995
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The Lost Sea of Exodus: A Modern Geographical Analysis
The shape of the Red Sea is based on the antiquated Greek Geography, and the sea crossing was placed near Egypt at the head of this sea. The mass production of such maps in the Renaissance was spurred by the rediscovery of Ptolemy's ...
Glen Allen Fritz, 2006
3
The Song of the Sea: The Date of Composition and Influence ...
Propp provides six additional arguments against this construal that support the idea that JE knew of a sea crossing either through Exod 15:16 or through another text now lost.58 First, Josh 4:22- 23, which links sea and river, would have to be ...
Brian D. Russell, 2007
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Exodus
The story of the sea crossing is a text of considerable complexity. The song of the sea in chapter 15 is likely an early poetic form of the narrative in chapter 14, and the latter is an interweaving of at least three sources. While somewhat different ...
Terence E. Fretheim
5
The Song of the Sea: Ex 15:1 - 21
These elements have entered into the later levels of the Reed Sea crossing tradition, only with the miraculous aspect more exaggerated. The original rendition of the Jordan River crossing is described as the water being piled into a 'll, a heap.
Martin L. Brenner, 1991
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Judaism and Christian Art: Aesthetic Anxieties from the ...
Sarcophagus of the Red Sea crossing, front, currently in Archaeological Museum, Split Figure 1.2. Sarcophagus of the Red Sea crossing, front, currently serving as altar front in Arles Figure 1.3. Sarcophagus of the Red Sea crossing, front, ...
Herbert L. Kessler, David Nirenberg, 2012
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The Evolution of Human Populations in Arabia: ...
See Figure 4 for sea level curves and sources of data, Table 1 for dates and durations, and the text for further discussion of assumptions about sea-crossing abilities. © G. Bailey Whether the crossing could have been made at intermediate sea ...
Michael D. Petraglia, Jeffrey I. Rose, 2009
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Approaches to Literary Readings of Ancient Jewish Writings
... is thus a quintessential example of the kind of mythmaking fishbane discusses. the itinerary genre is yet another element of cultural repertoire used to construct the sea crossing narrative. a series of three itinerary notices brings the israelites ...
Klaas Smelik, Karolien Vermeulen, 2013
9
The Scroll of the Gospel of David
The Ubiquitous Nature of the Red Sea Crossing The Red Sea crossing is actually a blueprint for salvation that weaves its path throughout the Scriptures all the way into the Brit Chadasha (New Testament Scriptures). The Jordan crossing is ...
Tony Robinson, 2008
10
Praying the Tradition: The Origin and Use of Tradition in ...
in connection with the Red Sea crossing only in Num 33:8, '" where one finds Djrnjlro ll39*1, the exact wording of Neh 9:1 la, and in Josh 4:23 where the Jordan crossing and the Red Sea crossing are directly compared. Elsewhere in ...
Mark J. Boda, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEA CROSSING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sea crossing is used in the context of the following news items.
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83 percent more migrants made sea crossing to Europe from …
BERLIN – The U.N. refugee agency says the number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea to southern Europe was more than 80 percent higher in the ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
2
EU urged to change course over world's deadliest sea crossing
After yet more lives lost in the Mediterranean sea, human rights activists are ... says nearly 3,500 people died attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea to reach ... «euronews, Apr 15»
3
Hundreds Of Migrant Deaths Reported During Open-Sea Crossing
ROME (AP) — Some 300 migrants who tried to cross the frigid Mediterranean in open, rubber boats, were reported missing Wednesday by survivors as the U.N. ... «Huffington Post, Feb 15»
4
UNHCR urges focus on saving lives as 2014 boat people numbers …
The clandestine nature of these sea crossings makes reliable comparisons with previous years difficult, but available data points to 2014 being a record high. «UNHCR, Dec 14»
5
UK opposes future migrant rescues in Mediterranean
Foreign Office minister Baroness Anelay has said such operations can encourage more people to attempt to make the dangerous sea crossing to enter Europe. «BBC News, Oct 14»
6
Illegal Mediterranean Sea Crossings Spike Refugee Death Toll
GENEVA—. The U.N. refugee agency reports that more than 300 migrants lost their lives when their boats capsized in the Mediterranean Sea last weekend. «Voice of America, Aug 14»
7
African migrants attempt sea crossing through strait of Gibraltar
Spain's maritime rescue service said on Tuesday that it had intercepted nearly 1,000 migrants in the past 72 hours as they tried to enter Europe by crossing the ... «The Guardian, Aug 14»
8
Migrants die in latest attempt at sea crossing to Italy
Three people have drowned and six more were missing in the Mediterranean Sea, the Italian coastguard said on Tuesday. The deadly incidents were the latest ... «The Guardian, Jun 14»
9
Thousands of Migrants Rescued During Sea Crossing to Italy
GENEVA— The International Organization for Migration reports tens of thousands of migrants have been rescued while making the perilous sea crossing from ... «Voice of America, Jun 14»
10
Undocumented migrants die in boat accident on Aegean Sea
Fatal accidents are frequent as migrants risk the dangerous sea crossing from Turkey. Before Monday's incident, 21 people had drowned in similar incidents ... «Al Jazeera America, May 14»

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