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noun
- 1. an intersection of two or more roads: "Donna accelerated, seeing a crossroads ahead"
- 2. a point at which a crucial decision must be made which will have far-reaching consequences: "by 1998 I was at the crossroads"
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crossroads | American Dictionary. noun [ C ] us / ˈkrɔsˌroʊdz / plural crossroads. Add to word list. a place where two roads meet and cross each other: fig. With funding coming up for review, the program is at a crossroads (= has reached an important but uncertain stage).
noun. cross· road ˈkrȯs-ˌrōd. also -ˈrōd. Synonyms of crossroad. 1. : a road that crosses a main road or runs cross-country between main roads. 2. usually crossroads ˈkrȯs-ˌrōdz. also -ˈrōdz. plural in form but singular or plural in construction. a. : the place of intersection of two or more roads. b (1)
Definition of crossroads noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun [ C ] US uk / ˈkrɒs.rəʊd / us / ˈkrɑːs.roʊd / Add to word list. a road that crosses another road. Synonyms. crossing. intersection. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Road junctions. box junction. circus. cloverleaf. corner. crossing. crossroads. daylighting. fork. intersection. junction. mini-roundabout. on the corner. roundabout.
If you say that something is at a crossroads, you mean that it has reached a very important stage in its development where it could go one way or another. The company was clearly at a crossroads. They had reached a crossroads in their relationship.
crossroads. /ˈkrɑsroʊdz/ /ˈkrɒsrəʊdz/ IPA guide. The noun crossroads is great for describing a point in your life when you have to make an important decision, like when you need to choose whether to attend college or backpack across Asia.
noun. 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.
1. A road that intersects another road. 2. crossroads(used with a sing. or pl. verb) a. A place where two or more roads meet. b. A small, usually rural community situated at an intersection of two or more roads: asked for directions at a remote crossroads. c.
CROSSROAD meaning: 1 : a place where two or more roads cross often plural in form often used figuratively to refer to a place or time at which a decision must be made; 2 : a road that crosses a main road or that runs across land between main roads.
If you say that something is at a crossroads, you mean that it has reached a very important stage in its development where it could go one way or another.
