crossway
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of crossway
First recorded in 1375–1425, crossway is from the late Middle English word croswey. See cross, way 1
Example Sentences
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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
The mannikin, of course, followed, but, coming to a crossway, was compelled to give up the chase.
From The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology by Edwin Sidney Hartland
Her body was passed underneath the threshold and buried at a crossway.
From Russian Fairy Tales A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore by William Ralston Shedden Ralston
In this way, coming crossway on, he did not drift at the utmost more than half a league an hour.
From Toilers of the Sea by Victor Hugo
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