- crossroad
- n.
1 (usu. in pl.) an intersection of two or more roads.
2 US a road that crosses a main road or joins two main roads.
Phrases and idioms:
at the crossroads at a critical point in one's life.
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nouna junction where one street or road crosses another (Freq. 1)• Syn: ↑intersection, ↑crossway, ↑crossing, ↑carrefour• Hypernyms: ↑junction• Hyponyms: ↑corner, ↑street corner, ↑turning point, ↑level crossing, ↑grade crossing* * *
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ also ˈ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\ nounUsage: often attributive1. : a road that crosses a main road or runs across country between main roadshe came by way of a crossroad
2. oftenoun plural but singular or plural in construction : the place of intersection of two or more roadstraffic stalled at a crossroad
a remote crossroads hamlet
the … travelers reached a crossroads marked by a signpost — F.V.W.Mason
3. usually plural but singular or plural in constructiona. : a small community located at a crossroads and often serving as the meeting place of the inhabitants of the surrounding countrysidethe small general store at any crossroads — J.M.Mogey
physicians then were to be found … even at some of the crossroads — Journal American Medical Association
b. : a central meeting place : focal pointlike Broadway for showmen or Wall Street for financiers, it is a crossroads for army men — Green Peyton
England will be uncomfortable while confusion lasts in Europe for a world crossroads community — Griffin Barry
4. usually plural but singular or plural in construction : a crucial or critical point or place especially where a decision or choice must be madeit is generally realized that defense policy is at the crossroads — Lewis Hastings
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/kraws"rohd', kros"-/, n.1. a road that crosses another road, or one that runs transversely to main roads.2. a by-road.3. Often, crossroads. (used with a sing. or pl. v.)a. the place where roads intersect.b. a point at which a vital decision must be made.c. a main center of activity.[1710-20; CROSS- + ROAD]* * *
crossˈroad noun1. A road crossing the principal road, a bypath2. A road joining main roads3. (often in pl) a place where roads cross4. (in pl) a stage at which an important decision has to be made• • •Main Entry: ↑cross
Useful english dictionary. 2012.