Charing Cross

Proper noun

Meaning

An important road junction in central London, England, which gives its name to the surrounding area and a railway terminus, and is the point where distances from London are measured from (OS grid ref TQ3080).

A neighbourhood, major road junction and railway station in central Glasgow, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5866).

Examples

Upon thy so sore loss Shall shine the traffic of Jacob's ladder Pitched betwixt Heaven and Charing Cross. Francis Thompson

[On the phone] "My dear Jim's dead...No dear, he jumped off Waterloo Bridge - Yes, the one next to Charing Cross - No, no, no that's Blackfriars." Noël Coward

If you happen to pass by 84 Charing Cross Road, kiss it for me? I owe it so much. Helene Hanff

A long-standing correspondence between New York City -based author Helene Hanff and the staff of a bookshop on the street, Marks & Co., was the inspiration for the book 84 Charing Cross Road (1970). Source: Internet

"Erect a rich and stately carved cross, Whereon her statue shall with glory shine; And henceforth see you call it Charing Cross." Source: Internet

Charing Cross is named after the Eleanor cross that stood on the site, in what was once the hamlet of Charing. Source: Internet

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