crossways 1 of 2

as in diagonally
in a line or direction running from corner to corner the van had been deliberately parked crossways so as to take up both parking spaces

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crossways

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noun

plural of crossway
as in corner
a place where roads meet carolers assembling at the village crossways on Christmas Eve

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Adverb
  • If your home is very wide and has only a few inlets, open windows located diagonally to each other have the longest possible straight path for air flow, thereby increasing the potential of air circulation across the whole room.
    Aksha Mittapalli, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 May 2025
  • Yamal has now scored pretty much the same goal in three consecutive games — the 17-year-old dribbles diagonally through the opposing defence, positions himself in front of the target and fires a shot into the top corner.
    Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • Photo : Anthony Barcelo A primary bedroom on the upper level has a corner fireplace.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 23 May 2025
  • Printed by the thousands to hand out on street corners, the advertisements were meant to be ephemeral, tossed out when the party was over, but more than 1,000 of them have been preserved by the Cornell Hip Hop Archive, with nearly 500 shared via JSTOR by the Cornell University Library.
    April White, JSTOR Daily, 23 May 2025
Adverb
  • The company’s spec sheet says that each panel is 22 inches across, with a 480-by-540 resolution and refresh rates from 48 to 144Hz.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 14 May 2025
  • Once chest length, her hair now sits just above chin-length, cut straight across in one layer and flipped slightly outward at the ends.
    Nicola Dall'Asen, Allure, 5 May 2025
Noun
  • Biometrics are less secure than passwords for device protection at border crossings.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 16 May 2025
  • But with all border crossings closed since March 2 — the longest the population has ever faced — food prices in markets have spiked to astronomical levels, putting what little food is available out of reach for most families.
    Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Adverb
  • Make another layer with another 1/4 of the eggplant slices, this time arranging them crosswise to the first layer.
    Carolyn Casner, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2022
  • Serve: Carve the chicken breasts off the bone, slice them crosswise, and serve with the salad.
    Beth Segal, cleveland, 23 Sep. 2021
Noun
  • Critical Content, the production company behind Netflix’s Ginny & Georgia and Sylvester Stallone documentary Sly, is at a crossroads.
    Peter White, Deadline, 9 May 2025
  • The Catholic Church was at a crossroads, with many wondering whether new leadership would be more progressive like Francis or more conservative, like the majority of the American Catholic bishops.
    Mariel Padilla, Them., 8 May 2025
Noun
  • In one of them, which was posted last June and found to be filmed on Bear Rock Road in Durham, the driver of a Ferrari can be seen slowing to about 8 mph at the intersection of Higganum Road before allegedly accelerating to 77 mph in a 30 mph residential zone, the warrant affidavit said.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 21 May 2025
  • The two-vehicle crash happened around 5:15 p.m. April 20 at the intersection of West 143rd and King streets, Overland Park police said.
    Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 21 May 2025
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“Crossways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossways. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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