Proper noun
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).
Source: en.wiktionary.orgUpon 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