Definition

1. Noun:
   • A street that intersects a main street: A "cross street" is a street that crosses, typically at approximately a right angle, a larger or more significant thoroughfare. It continues on both sides of the main street, forming an intersection.

Usage

• The term is used to specify a street that intersects another, often to give directions or describe a location relative to a primary road.
• It is commonly used in urban planning, navigation, and everyday directions.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The post office is on Maple Avenue, just past the first cross street.
  • When you reach the main boulevard, turn left at the next cross street.
  • Our building is located at the corner of Broadway and its first major cross street.

Advanced Usage

• "Between cross streets": Used to describe a location situated on a long block, specifying the streets at either end of the block.
  • The address is 2345 Central Avenue, between the cross streets of 5th and 6th.

Variants and Related Words

• Intersection (n): The point or place where two or more streets cross.
  • The accident occurred at a busy intersection.
• Side street (n): A minor street leading off a main road. (Note: A "side street" may not necessarily cross the main street; it might be a dead end, whereas a "cross street" specifically crosses it.)
  • We parked on a quiet side street.

Synonyms

• Intersecting street: A street that crosses another.
• Transverse street: A street that lies or runs across another (more formal/technical).

Related Phrases

• (At the) corner of X and Y: A common phrase to describe a location at the intersection of two streets, which could involve a cross street.
  • The cafe is on the corner of Main Street and Oak, a frequent cross street.

Noun

1. a street intersecting a main street (usually at right angles) and continuing on both sides of it