cross-shaped
Four arms intersecting
Cross-shaped describes something formed like a cross—two bars or lines intersecting at right angles, with one typically longer than the other.
The term usually evokes the Christian cross: a cross-shaped pendant, The building has a cross-shaped floor plan.
In botany and heraldry, cruciform is the more technical equivalent.
Having intersecting perpendicular arms
- naveChurch's main interior
- transeptChurch's lateral wing
- apseVaulted church recess
- chancelAltar-adjacent clergy space
altar · cathedral · basilica · church · abbey · chapel · sanctuary · minster
Looped Egyptian vitality symbol
- saltireDiagonal heraldic cross
- CelticOf Irish-Welsh descent
- patriarchalMale-authority based
- LorraineFrench frontier region
tau · Greek · Latin · plus sign · heraldic · swastika · pagan · alchemical
Meeting of routes
- junctionPoint where things meet
- interchangeReciprocal transfer between parties
- crosswalkMarked street-crossing zone
- four-wayHaving four directions
traffic · convergence · thoroughfare · boulevard · avenue · streets · roads · highway
cruciform
Having intersecting perpendicular arms
chancel · altar · cathedral · basilica · church · abbey · chapel · sanctuary · minster · cloister
ankh
Looped Egyptian vitality symbol
- saltireDiagonal heraldic cross
- CelticOf Irish-Welsh descent
- patriarchalMale-authority based
Lorraine · tau · Greek · Latin · plus sign · heraldic · swastika · pagan · alchemical · occult
crossroads
Meeting of routes
- junctionPoint where things meet
- interchangeReciprocal transfer between parties
- crosswalkMarked street-crossing zone
four-way · traffic · convergence · thoroughfare · boulevard · avenue · streets · roads · highway · roundabout
tombstone
Memorial stone at grave
monument · mausoleum · cenotaph · crypt · marker · burial · interment · remembrance · tribute · memorial
crucifix
Cross with Christ figure
- crucifixionExecution by cross
- CalvaryBiblical execution mount
- GolgothaBiblical execution hilltop
resurrection · Passion · Easter · salvation · atonement · Redeemer · sacrifice · messiah · gospel · baptism
cross-shapedunbranched
Having no offshoots
undivided · continuous · solid · uninterrupted · seamless
cross, shaped, crossing, crossover, crossbow, crosswise, crossbreed, crossbar, crossfire