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crossway

[kraws-wey, kros-]
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noun

a crossroad.

Origin of crossway

First recorded in 1375–1425, crossway is from the late Middle English word croswey. See cross, way1
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Related Words for crossway

crossing, interchange, junction, overpass, crossroad, bridge, passage, intersection, circle, stop, cloverleaf, crosswalk, traverse, network, exchange, screen, traversal, grating, loop, underpass

Examples from the Web for crossway

Historical Examples of crossway

  • Her body was passed underneath the threshold and buried at a crossway.

    Russian Fairy Tales

    W. R. S. Ralston

  • At this point they came to a crossway, where a passage ran to right and left.

  • They soon emerged on a parish-road, which took them to a crossway where five roads met.

    813

    Maurice Leblanc

  • You are at the crossway of the roads of life, my boy; choose your way.

    Father Goriot

    Honore de Balzac

  • The leading wheels struck the points with violence, and Jim, watching eagerly, saw the rims mount up over the crossway.

    The Hero of Panama

    F. S. Brereton