crossedBy

P416

predicate

Indicates that one entity (typically a path, line, or boundary) is intersected or traversed by another entity.

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All labels observed (57)

Label	Occurrences
passesNear	9,135
crosses	9,068
crossedBy canonical	5,175
traverses	2,966
runsThrough	2,544
passesThroughCity	1,453
runsAlong	952
riverCrossed	270
crossesRiver	235
hasCrossing	185
passesOver	180
crossesFeature	116
crossesVia	70
isTraversedBy	55
crossedByRoad	39
countryCrossed	24
crossedByBridge	21
isCrossedBy	21
oceanCrossed	21
damCrosses	17
terrainCrossed	13
hasRailCrossing	12
containsCrossing	11
crossesBy	11
hasTransportationCrossing	11
crossesLake	10
includesCrossing	10
crossedByRailway	8
crossedByRailLine	7
crossedByTrail	7
crossesTransportRoute	6
пересекает	6
crossedByLine	5
crossesBranchOf	5
crossedByCharacters	4
crossedByUnit	4
crossesRailwayLine	4
routeCrossed	4
crossedByCanal	3
пересекаетсяМостом	3
bypassedThrough	2
crossedAt	2
crossedByRailTunnel	2
crossedByRailroad	2
crossesBridge	2
crossingLocation	2
transportCrossing	2
atravessa	1
canalCrossed	1
crossedByRail	1
crossedByRailBridge	1
crossedByRoute	1
crossingOfRubicon	1
cruzadoPor	1
intersectedBy	1
regionCrossedBy	1
trailCrosses	1

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction

Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'

Input

Predicate: crossedBy

Generated description

Indicates that one entity (typically a path, line, or boundary) is intersected or traversed by another entity.

Sample triples (32,715)

Subject	Object
Charles River	Route 128 via predicate surface "crosses" ⓘ
Charles River	Massachusetts Turnpike via predicate surface "crosses" ⓘ
Interstate 66	Shenandoah Valley via predicate surface "passesNear" ⓘ
Interstate 66	Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via predicate surface "passesNear" ⓘ
Interstate 66	Potomac River via predicate surface "crosses" ⓘ
Interstate 66	Theodore Roosevelt Bridge via predicate surface "crossesVia" ⓘ
14th Street Bridge complex	Potomac River via predicate surface "crosses" ⓘ
14th Street Bridge complex	Washington Channel (adjacent area) via predicate surface "crossesFeature" ⓘ
Upper New York Bay	Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge ⓘ
Upper New York Bay	Staten Island Ferry terminals ⓘ surface form: Staten Island Ferry routes
Market Street surface form: Market Street (Philadelphia)	Schuylkill River via predicate surface "crosses" ⓘ
France–Switzerland border	Lake Geneva via predicate surface "crossesLake" ⓘ
France–Switzerland border	Lake Neuchâtel via predicate surface "crossesLake" ⓘ
France–Switzerland border	Lake of Biel via predicate surface "crossesLake" ⓘ
France–Switzerland border	Lake Neuchâtel via predicate surface "crossesLake" ⓘ surface form: Lake of Morat
France–Switzerland border	A1 motorway (Switzerland) via predicate surface "crossesTransportRoute" ⓘ
France–Switzerland border	A35 motorway (France) via predicate surface "crossesTransportRoute" ⓘ
France–Switzerland border	A40 motorway (France) via predicate surface "crossesTransportRoute" ⓘ
France–Switzerland border	Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg transport corridor via predicate surface "crossesTransportRoute" ⓘ
France–Switzerland border	Paris–Lausanne railway via predicate surface "crossesRailwayLine" ⓘ
France–Switzerland border	Basel–Mulhouse railway via predicate surface "crossesRailwayLine" ⓘ
France–Switzerland border	Geneva–Lyon railway via predicate surface "crossesRailwayLine" ⓘ
Schuylkill River Trail	Schuylkill River via predicate surface "runsAlong" ⓘ
Fife Circle Line	Forth Bridge via predicate surface "passesOver" ⓘ
A22 motorway	Faro Airport via predicate surface "passesNear" ⓘ
San Andreas Fault	San Francisco via predicate surface "passesNear" ⓘ
San Andreas Fault	Los Angeles via predicate surface "passesNear" ⓘ
Great Dividing Range (part) surface form: Great Dividing Range	numerous highways and railways ⓘ
Mont Blanc	Mont Blanc Tunnel ⓘ
Caucasus	Caucasus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Caucasus Mountains
English Channel	Channel Tunnel ⓘ
English Channel	submarine power cables ⓘ
English Channel	submarine communication cables ⓘ
Middle East	Suez Canal ⓘ
Middle East	Strait of Hormuz ⓘ
Middle East	Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
Mojave Road historic route	Fort Mojave area via predicate surface "passesNear" ⓘ
Mojave Road historic route	Camp Cady site via predicate surface "passesNear" ⓘ
Harvard–MIT Bridge	Charles River via predicate surface "crosses" ⓘ
U.S. Route 50	Sacramento via predicate surface "passesThroughCity" ⓘ surface form: Sacramento, California
U.S. Route 50	Carson City via predicate surface "passesThroughCity" ⓘ surface form: Carson City, Nevada
U.S. Route 50	Fallon, Nevada via predicate surface "passesThroughCity" ⓘ
U.S. Route 50	Ely, Nevada via predicate surface "passesThroughCity" ⓘ
U.S. Route 50	Grand Junction, Colorado via predicate surface "passesThroughCity" ⓘ
U.S. Route 50	Pueblo, Colorado, United States via predicate surface "passesThroughCity" ⓘ surface form: Pueblo, Colorado
U.S. Route 50	Garden City, Kansas via predicate surface "passesThroughCity" ⓘ
U.S. Route 50	Dodge City, Kansas via predicate surface "passesThroughCity" ⓘ
U.S. Route 50	Emporia, Kansas via predicate surface "passesThroughCity" ⓘ
U.S. Route 50	Kansas City, Missouri, United States via predicate surface "passesThroughCity" ⓘ surface form: Kansas City, Missouri
U.S. Route 50	Jefferson City, Missouri via predicate surface "passesThroughCity" ⓘ