wayside cross (lat. crux viator), roadside cross: a stone, wooden cross (or sheet metal, tin cross) erected along the road at borders. – 1. Its role in daily practice is to help with orientation by marking the end/beginning of geographical units. Such units include: village, farm, field, arable land, estate, meadow, etc. As a result of urbanization, these ~s today preserve the memory of ancient settlement boundaries on the streets and squares of cities. – In a figurative sense, ~ serves for spiritual orientation, warns in recognizing the significance of boundaries (beginning and end, height and depth).