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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
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
the place where lots of roads meet - English Language Usage Stack . . . None of intersection, crossroad, or junction (given in an answer) really work I think you more likely want the destination (or origin) of many different roads, as @Lawrence suggested E g "If you control Rome, you control the world"
What is meant by a two-lane road? - English Language Usage Stack . . . Josh, I wouldn't call your top picture a typical "2-lane road" - it's an expressway An expressway has entrance and exit ramps The lanes are usually divided by a median barrier or grass barrier and an expressway has a generally higher speed limit A 2-lane road is a road with one lane in each direction, divided by a double yellow line, intersected with other streets controlled either by 2-or