cross street
Americannoun
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a street crossing another street.
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a short street connecting main streets.
Etymology
Origin of cross street
First recorded in 1815–25
Example Sentences
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The operator asked for the cross street, and I told her that it was Broadway.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2022
“But Santa Rosalia, our cross street, is almost the equivalent of the tracks.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2019
Sometimes the lines are so far back and buildings are so close to the street that autonomous cars can’t see traffic on the cross street if they stop at the line.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 4, 2019
The edge of the cross street had collapsed, water rushing across the road, covering both sides of the road and meridian.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 16, 2018
There was no way to pass from the Street of the Masons into the alley behind it except to pass through one of the houses, or else go far around by the next cross street.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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