crossways

ˈkrɒsweɪz

Definition

Definition of crossways - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

direction

Dated

in a direction across something

Dated

The logs were placed crossways on the fire.
The bridge was built crossways over the river.
She laid the fabric crossways to create a pattern.

across

crosswise

transversely

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Origin of crossways

English, cross (cross) + ways (ways)

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French:en travers, ...
German:quer, ...
Italian:trasversalmente, ...
Spanish:de manera transversal, ...
Portuguese:de forma transversal, ...
Chinese:横向地, ...
Japanese:横向きに, ...
Arabic:بِشَكلٍ عَرْضِي, ...
Hebrew:לְרוֹחַב, ...
Russian:поперек, ...
Ukrainian:поперек, ...
Hindi:आड़ा, ...
Bengali:ক্রসওয়েজ, ...
Catalan:encreuats, ...
Czech:napříč, ...
Danish:på tværs, ...
Dutch:kruiselings, ...
Greek:διαγώνια, ...
Hungarian:keresztben, ...
Khmer:កាត់ទទឹង, ...
Korean:가로로, ...
Persian:به صورت عرضی, ...
Polish:w poprzek, ...
Portuguese (BR):de forma transversal, ...
Romanian:de-a curmezișul, ...
Swedish:tvärs över, ...
Thai:ขวาง, ...
Turkish:çapraz, ...
Vietnamese:ngang qua, ...

crossway

ˈkrɔːsweɪ

Definition of crossway - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

crossing path

Rare

path that crosses another path

Rare

They took the crossway to reach the village faster.

crossroad

intersection

decision

Rare

metaphorical point of decision

Rare

She found herself at a crossway in her career.

crossroads

turning point

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path that crosses another path

Origin of crossway

Old English, cros (cross) + weg (way)

Examples of crossway in a sentence

A new crossway was built to improve traffic flow.
He stood at a crossway, unsure of which path to take.
The company is at a crossway, deciding its future direction.

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French:croisement, carrefour, ...
German:Kreuzungspfad, Scheideweg, ...
Italian:incrocio, bivio, ...
Spanish:encrucijada, cruce de caminos, ...
Portuguese:caminho cruzado, encruzilhada, ...
Chinese:交叉路, 十字路口, ...
Japanese:横断道, 岐路, ...
Arabic:مَعْبَر مُتَقَاطِع, مُفترَق طُرُق, ...
Hebrew:דרך מצטלבת, צוֹמֶת, ...
Russian:пересечение, перепутье, ...
Ukrainian:перехрестя, точка вибору, ...
Hindi:पार पथ, चौराहा, ...
Bengali:ক্রসওয়ে, সঙ্কটময় মুহূর্ত, ...
Catalan:camí creuat, cruïlla, ...
Czech:příčná cesta, rozcestí, ...
Danish:krydsvej, skillevej, ...
Dutch:kruisweg, kruispunt, ...
Greek:διασταύρωση, σταυροδρόμι, ...
Hungarian:keresztút, válaszút, ...
Khmer:ផ្លូវឆ្លងកាត់, ចំណុចដែលត្រូវសម្រេចចិត្ត, ...
Korean:교차로, 갈림길, ...
Persian:مسیر متقاطع, نقطه حساس, ...
Polish:ścieżka przecinająca, rozstaj, ...
Portuguese (BR):caminho cruzado, encruzilhada, ...
Romanian:cale încrucișată, răscruce, ...
Swedish:genväg, vägskäl, ...
Thai:ทางข้าม, จุดตัดสินใจ, ...
Turkish:geçit, karar noktası, ...
Vietnamese:đường tắt, ngã rẽ, ...

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