crossroad
Americannoun
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a road that crosses another road, or one that runs transversely to main roads.
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a by-road.
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(used with a singular or plural verb) Often crossroads.
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the place where roads intersect.
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a point at which a vital decision must be made.
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a main center of activity.
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noun
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a road that crosses another road
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Also called: crossway. a road that crosses from one main road to another
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The 52-year-old's deteriorating condition meant that he reached a crossroad by his mid-40s.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2025
Stephan's Quintet represents "a galactic crossroad where past collisions between galaxies have left behind a complex field of debris," which has now been reawakened by the passage of the galaxy, NGC 7318b.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2024
After World War II, Cook purchased and moved a single-story mess hall with a walk-in cooler from a mothballed airfield near John Wayne Airport to this crossroad, the gateway to Trabuco Canyon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2023
The 25x10-meter mural of a bearded and smiling Messi, wearing Argentina’s white-and-blue national team jersey with the No. 10, will cover part of a building at a crossroad near the capital city’s main hospitals.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 8, 2023
I run down the main street, toward the crossroad where I’ve noticed buses coming up and down on the way to bigger places.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
They talked with the Los Angeles Times about their plans at the crossroads reached by American theater in light of Eustis’ imminent exit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Senior figures at Newcastle have repeatedly stressed the club are thinking big in the long term, but it feels like the project has reached a crossroads.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Sitting at a crossroads between fashion and performance, Nike has to hit the right notes in terms of what’s chic at the moment, but also offer truly innovative items for athletes.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
More ships are crossing the Strait of Hormuz, the key oil crossroads that was mostly blocked for months and roiled global crude markets amid the conflict between the U.S. and Iran.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
The Sibyl, however, bade him have no fear, but fasten boldly the golden bough on the wall that faced the crossroads.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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