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crossways

adv · name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

transversely; crosswise

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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name

Meaning 2

A place in Britain:

A village and civil parish between Dorchester and Wool, Dorset (OS grid ref SY7688).

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name

Meaning 3

A place in Britain:

A hamlet in Thornbury parish, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire (OS red ref ST6590).

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name

Meaning 4

A place in Britain:

A hamlet in Crucorney community, Monmouthshire (OS grid ref SO3220; not to be confused with Crossway in the same county).

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name

Meaning 5

A place in Britain:

A neighbourhood at a crossroads in Churt parish, Waverley borough, Surrey (OS grid ref SU8538).

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noun

Meaning 6

plural of crossway

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Usage: form-of, plural

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adverb

Meaning 7

transversely

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the marble slabs were cut across

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Synonyms: across, crosswise

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History

Etymology

From cross + -ways.