shadowcrossing
nounUK /ˈʃædəʊˌkrɒsɪŋ/
US /ˈʃædoʊˌkrɔsɪŋ/
A shadowcrossing is a place where a shadow falls across a path.
We stopped at the shadowcrossing to rest in the cool shade.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The moment when day turns into night and shadows grow long.
The birds grew quiet at the shadowcrossing of the evening.
3. A secret or hidden meeting between two people.
The spies arranged a shadowcrossing behind the old mill.
4. A point where two different things briefly meet or overlap.
Her story was a shadowcrossing of truth and make-believe.