Charing Cross

/ˌtʃæɹɪŋ ˈkɹɒs/

proper noun

An important road junction in the City of Westminster, 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).

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An important road junction in the City of Westminster, 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).
  2. A neighbourhood, major road junction and railway station in central Glasgow, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5866).
  3. A community in Chatham-Kent municipality, Ontario, Canada.
  4. A neighbourhood of Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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APA

Charing Cross. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Charing%20Cross

MLA

“Charing Cross.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Charing%20Cross. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Charing Cross,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Charing%20Cross.

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