New2grammar  +  521347 Sat, 31 May 08 05:33 PM Five people died and more than 80 were injured when a commercial airliner overshot the runway into an adjoining street, crushing three vehicles and splitting into three sections before resting a few feet from a house, officials said. http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/05/31/honduras.crash/index.html Woudl it be better to describe the street as intersecting? Adjoining means there's no space between the street and the runway, not even a fence to separate them I believe.If not, please help me understand the meaning of adjoining street. Thanks. New2grammar Joined on Tue, Nov 21 2006 Veteran Member 7,676 Who wants to go sailing around the world with me?

	Mr Wordy  +  521366 Sat, 31 May 08 07:46 PM A residential street "adjoining" a runway does seem slightly odd, now you mention it. I imagine it means that the street adjoins the airport itself (rather than specifically the runway) -- in other words, it runs along the perimeter of the airport, just outside the boundary fence. I don't think "intersecting" quite works -- that would mean the street crosses the runway (or the airport), which is even less likely.   Mr Wordy Joined on Tue, May 27 2008 Senior Member 2,359 Native British English speaker