Definition

Noun: 1. A place where two or more roads meet and cross each other; an intersection. This is the primary meaning, referring to the physical point where roads intersect, often requiring traffic control or navigation decisions.

Usage

• The word "crossway" functions as a countable noun. It is synonymous with "crossroads" or "intersection," though it is less common in everyday modern American English.
• It is typically used in a literal, geographical context to describe a road junction.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The old inn stood at a busy crossway where several country lanes met.
  • Be careful when you approach the crossway; the traffic lights are not working.
  • The city plans to install a roundabout at the dangerous crossway.

Advanced Usage

• While primarily literal, the concept of a "crossway" can be used metaphorically to imply a point of decision, convergence, or meeting, similar to "crossroads." However, "crossroads" is the far more common term for this figurative use.
  • Figurative (less common): His research sits at a crossway of biology and computer science.

Variants and Related Words

• Crossroad (noun): Another term for an intersection. More commonly used, especially in the plural form "crossroads," which can refer to a single intersection or be used figuratively.
• Intersection (noun): The standard and most common term for a place where two or more roads cross.
• Junction (noun): A point where two or more roads or railway lines meet. This can include intersections but also T-junctions and other configurations.

Synonyms

• Intersection
• Crossroads
• Junction
• Crossing

Related Phrases

• At the crossway(s): Located at an intersection. Can also suggest being at a point of decision (though "at a crossroads" is the standard idiom).
  • The accident happened right at the crossway.

Noun

1. a junction where one street or road crosses another