"bookcrossing" meaning in English

See bookcrossing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: bookcrossings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bookcrossing (countable and uncountable, plural bookcrossings)
  1. The practice of leaving a book in a public location to be found and read by others, who then do the same. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (practice of leaving a book in a public location to be found and read by others, who then do the same): bookcrossing [masculine] (Polish), книговоро́т (knigovorót) [masculine] (Russian), буккро́ссинг (bukkróssing) [masculine] (Russian), bookcrossing [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-bookcrossing-en-noun-vd1b4HTj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 62 38

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} bookcrossing
  1. present participle and gerund of bookcross Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: bookcross
    Sense id: en-bookcrossing-en-verb-EHLTy28G

Inflected forms

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