Charing Cross

American  

[char-ing] / ˈtʃær ɪŋ /

noun

1. a square and district in central London, England: major railroad terminals.

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Charing Cross British  

/ ˈtʃærɪŋ /

noun

1. a district of London, in the city of Westminster: the modern cross (1863) in front of Charing Cross railway station replaces the one erected by Edward I (1290), the last of twelve marking the route of the funeral procession of his queen, Eleanor

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Example Sentences

“It’s just as you guessed, Miss Lumley. I checked every bookshop from here to Charing Cross. There are no Hixby’s guides, of any kind, anywhere. Nobody’s ever heard of them. What you’ve got there is sui generis.”

From Literature

On Friday an independent report by Dr Shereen Daniels concluded the Met has a problem with "systematic racism" and last month a BBC investigation exposed misconduct at Charing Cross station, which has since led to six officers being sacked.

From BBC

“I’d read Helene Hanff’s novel ‘84, Charing Cross Road,’ which is told in letter form, and I liked the reading experience.”

From The Wall Street Journal

But before returning to Poland, Wandelt visited Charing Cross police station in London and told officers she was Madeleine.

From BBC

After becoming aware of Wandelt's visit to the vigil and then Charing Cross police station to have DNA - which was later destroyed - taken, Det Con Mark Draycott told the trial he called Wandelt for a second time to say "in no uncertain terms" that she was not Madeleine.

From BBC