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adverb
cross·​ways | \ ˈkrȯs-ˌwāz How to pronounce crossways (audio) \

Definition of crossways

: crosswise, diagonally
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the van had been deliberately parked crossways so as to take up both parking spaces

First Known Use of crossways

1564, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of crossways was in 1564

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