crossway

[kraws-wey, kros-]

noun

Origin of crossway

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

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.
In the grip of the Mullah
F. S. Brereton
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