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crossway

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cross·way  (krôsw, krs-)
n.
A crossroad.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.crosswaycrossway - a junction where one street or road crosses another
carrefour, crossroad, intersection, crossing
street corner, turning point, corner - the intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by"
junction - the place where two or more things come together
grade crossing, level crossing - intersection of a railway and a road on the same level; barriers close road when trains pass
road, route - an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation


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He had not gone far before he arrived at a crossway.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
They advanced the few hundred paces that separated the bridge from the Kaluga road, taking more than an hour to do so, and came out upon the square where the streets of the Transmoskva ward and the Kaluga road converge, and the prisoners jammed close together had to stand for some hours at that crossway.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Betsy, dressed in the height of the latest fashion, in a hat that towered somewhere over her head like a shade on a lamp, in a blue dress with violet crossway stripes slanting one way on the bodice and the other way on the skirt, was sitting beside Anna, her tall flat figure held erect.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
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