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- word choice - a crossroad vs. a crossroads vs. crossroads . . .
According to the dictionary a crossroad is the road that crosses at a crossroads (crossroad) North American A road that crosses a main road or joins two main roads
- Road Direction Terms - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
A crossroad (used in North America) is a road that joins two main roads or crosses a main road according to one of the definitions by google Similar sources give similar definitions
- the place where lots of roads meet - English Language Usage Stack . . .
Looking to your example, I'll suggest two words Hub check the entry 2 in Oxford Dictionary The effective center of an activity, region, or network "Today, the area around the vast pond is the hub of commercial activity in the city " And, the second word is Junction A place where two or more roads or railway lines meet (used in the sentence figuratively) “Zone III is considered a very
- Is there a word for a road path that splits specifically into three . . .
There is a term in formal garden design to describe a location where paths split into three (or four or five) which in English is called a Goose-foot and in French a ' Patte d'Oie ' The Wiki Link specifically talks about French garden design, but Goose-foot was used both as a term and a feature in Stuart period gardens in the UK Be aware though that it is by no means a term in common modern
- One word for the Point of No Return?
One word for Point of No Return? I thought Anti, or Ante was the Ancent Greek one word for it, but I couldn't confirm Please advise?
- word choice - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
In Britain the place where a highway crosses a railway track is called a “level crossing”, and although the term “barrier” can be used for object outlined in the picture, the word “gate” is more usual: Level crossing gate The adjectival embellishments of “barrier” in the question would be both unnecessary and sound odd to a Briton I suspect US usage is different — Merriam
- Where does the word trivial come from? - English Language Usage . . .
I have read many dictionary definitions and there seems to be two possible sources of the word trivial Online dictionaries say it's from latin tri and via, "three ways" or "crossroad", basically m
- grammar - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Referring to a location at A St at B St indicates that A St is the primary axis of travel, with B St being a point of reference along that axis This is particularly the case if the address is not exactly at the intersection of or the corner of A and B, but a little bit beyond I thought it might be useful to illustrate some expressions with an example map from a town near me The primary
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