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crossway

American  
[kraws-way, kros-] / ˈkrɔsˌweɪ, ˈkrɒs- /

noun

  1. a crossroad.


Etymology

Origin of crossway

First recorded in 1375–1425, crossway is from the late Middle English word croswey. See cross, way 1


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The current crossway is expected to fail sometime in the next 20 years, but funding has yet to be secured for a new one.

From The Verge ● Nov. 5, 2015

The guitarist was Matthew Stevens, who plays a smart and delicate crossway of jazz and indie-rock alongside Mr. Williams in a group led by the New Orleans trumpeter Christian Scott.

From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2010

Every forest road runs through their camps, their villages command every crossway, and no movement can take place in the forest without their knowledge, while they are adept in the art of concealment.

From Man And His Ancestor A Study In Evolution by Charles Morris

Now on a day that Rheinfrid went out on this work of mercy, he met at a crossway a number of peasants fleeing before a dozen Norman men-at-arms.

From A Child's Book of Saints by T. H. (Thomas Heath) Robinson

The expansion project   will more than double the Canal's capacity, enabling it to   accommodate ships that are now too large to transverse the   transoceanic crossway and should help to reduce the high   unemployment rate.

From The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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