crossing vs two-way

crossing

adj
  • Extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction. 

noun
  • A pair of intersecting edges. 

  • The volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church; often with a tower or cupola over it. 

  • A voyage across a body of water. 

  • A place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed. 

  • The act by which terrain or a road etc. is crossed. 

  • A pair of parallel lines printed on a cheque 

  • Movement into a crossed position. 

  • An intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross. 

two-way

adj
  • Moving or occurring in opposite directions. 

  • Involving the mutual action or participation of two parties. 

  • Playing both offense and defense in the same game. 

  • Having or involving exactly two variables; bivariate. 

  • Allowing traffic in two directions. 

  • Permitting communication in two directions, i.e. both transmitting and receiving. 

  • Utilising both Western and Indigenous knowledge systems; bothways. 

noun
  • A serving of Cincinnati chili with spaghetti. 

How often have the words crossing and two-way occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )