crossway
Where paths meet
A crossway is a place where paths or roads intersect—essentially a crossroads.
The word is somewhat old-fashioned, appearing more often in literary or historical contexts than in everyday speech: They met at the crossway where the old farm road crossed the highway.
The plural crossways can also function as an adverb meaning crosswise or diagonally.
Point where things meet
- stoplightIntersection flow controller
- trafficMovement along routes
- pedestrianOne traveling afoot
- roundaboutCircular junction for traffic
signal · converge · diverge · merge · corner · overpass · underpass · interchange
Act of selecting
- dilemmaForced choice between undesirables
- forkTined eating tool
- pivotPoint of rotation
- cruxMost important point
watershed · threshold · bifurcation · impasse · quandary · predicament · juncture
Posture or orientation
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
- headingDirectional course traveled
- coursePlanned path forward
- northArctic-facing cardinal direction
south · east · west · compass · navigation · route · waypoint · cardinal
Route for pedestrians
- laneDesignated travel strip
- passageSegment of text
- walkwayPath for foot traffic
- trailPath through wilderness
track · byway · thoroughfare · alley · corridor · bridleway · passageway · cut-through
junction
Point where things meet
- stoplightIntersection flow controller
- trafficMovement along routes
- pedestrianOne traveling afoot
roundabout · signal · converge · diverge · merge · corner · overpass · underpass · interchange · cloverleaf
choice
Act of selecting
crux · watershed · threshold · bifurcation · impasse · quandary · predicament · juncture
bearing
Posture or orientation
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
- headingDirectional course traveled
- coursePlanned path forward
north · south · east · west · compass · navigation · route · waypoint · cardinal · signpost
footpath
Route for pedestrians
trail · track · byway · thoroughfare · alley · corridor · bridleway · passageway · cut-through · shortcut
crosswaydead end
Passage without outlet
cul-de-sac · blind alley · impasse · no through road · dead-end street
crosswaylengthwise
Along the longer dimension
lengthways · longwise · longitudinal · along · parallel
crosswaymain road
Primary vehicular thoroughfare
thoroughfare · highway · direct route · single lane · bypass