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crossroads en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (form-of, plural) plural of crossroad
   form of crossroad
2. A place where one road crosses another; an intersection of two or more roads.
   • When they came to a crossroads where the road split off into four cardinal directions, Stanton stood squinting up at the signpost for a long time. 2010, M. K. Hobson, The Native Star:
   • Near-synonym: intersection
3. (broadly, figuratively) A centrally located position.
   • The shiny wet black triangle at the crossroads of where her legs split. 2005, Jake Logan, Slocum and the Sierra Madras Gold:
   • Together they control the approaches to this important railway crossroads from Chester, Crewe, Wolverhampton, Hereford and Machynlleth, and the station itself via an unusual mix of semaphore and colour light signals. 2018, Rail, issue 857, July 18-July 31, article on Severn Bridge Junction signal box at Shrewsbury
4. (figuratively, qualifier:by analogy) A decision point; a turning point or opportunity to change a direction, a course, or a goal.
   • Well Russia at the present time is at a crossroads. It is often said that the Cold War is over and that the West has won it- that's only half true. Because what has happened is that the communists have been defeated, but the ideas of freedom now are on trial. If they don't work, there will be a reversion to, not communism which has failed, but what I call a new despotism which would pose a mortal danger to the rest of the world because it would be infected with the virus of Russian imperialism which of course has been a characteristic of Russian foreign policy for centuries. 1992 March 30, Richard Nixon, 13:46 from the start, in Richard Nixon on ‘Inside Washington’, Richard Nixon Foundation, via Seoul Broadcasting System, archived from the original on 09 Oct 2017:
5. (nonstandard) A fork in the road.
   • When she reached the crossroads where the trail split, one part of her yearned to head toward the lake. 2010, Raeanne Thayne, A Cold Creek Baby, page 199:
   • The Company A commander, Captain Helmer, was at the crossroads where the road split, with the left fork leading to Udenbreth, when he saw a group of men coming toward him. 2005, Phil Nordyke, All American, all the way: the combat history of the 82nd Airborne, page 723:
   • But first he stopped his car at the crossroads where the highway forked off to Gastmann's house. 1955, Therese Pol, The judge and his hangman, translation of original by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, page 48:

Forms

Deriveds

Crossroads of America

Synonyms

watershed (decision point) · intersection · turning point (decision point)

Translations (191)

bn চৌরাস্তা (intersection) · sk rázcestie (intersection) · sh крижо̀пӯт (intersection) · et teelahe (intersection) · uz chorraha (intersection) · nl kruising (intersection) · de Scheideweg (decisive turning point) · fr carrefour (intersection) · ru перекрёсток (intersection) · cs rozcestí (decisive turning point) · ug تۆت كوچا (intersection) · mt salib it-toroq (intersection) · th สี่แยก (intersection) · de Straßenkreuzung (intersection) · lo ທະວິບົດ (intersection) · sh ра́скрӣжје (intersection) · id persimpangan (intersection) · tg тақотӯъ (intersection) · pt encruzilhada (decisive turning point) · ga crosaire (intersection) · ms persimpangan (decisive turning point) · de Querstraße (intersection) · ur چَوک (intersection) · ms persilangan (intersection) · oc caireforc (intersection) · hi चौराहा (intersection) · aii ܦܪܵܫܬܵܐ (intersection) · ba киҫелеш (intersection) · th ทางแยก (intersection) · es crucero (intersection) · gl cruzamento (intersection) · nb veikryss (intersection) · be скрыжава́ньне (intersection) · cs rozcestí (intersection) · sh крижо̀пӯће (intersection) · pl rozdroże (intersection) · kk қиылыс (intersection) · it bivio (decisive turning point) · mk крстосница (intersection) · pl rozdroże (decisive turning point) · tt киселеш (intersection) · cmn 十字路口 (intersection) · unm mèthakèxën (intersection) · bg кръсто́вище (intersection) · it incrocio (intersection) · eo turnpunkto (decisive turning point) · uk перехре́стя (intersection) · it punto di svolta (decisive turning point) · ja 交差点 (intersection) · be скрыжава́нне (intersection) · fi risteyskohta (centrally located position) · lo ທາງແຍກ (intersection) · uz chorsu (intersection) · sh ра́скр̄шће (intersection) · mk крстопат (intersection) · sk križovatka (intersection) · hu válaszút (decisive turning point) · hi दोराहा (intersection) · fi tienhaara (decisive turning point) · ro răscruce (intersection) · cmn 十字路口 (decisive turning point) · pt encruzilhada (intersection) · fi risteys (intersection) · mn ᠠᠭᠤᠯᠵᠠᠪᠤᠷᠢ (intersection) · mi ara rīpeka (intersection) · bg кръстопъ́т (intersection) · mt intersezzjoni (intersection) · ca cruïlla (intersection) · ur دوراہا (intersection) · sv gatukorsning (intersection) · pt cruzamento (intersection) · la compita (decisive turning point) · ro răscruce (decisive turning point) · fi käännekohta (decisive turning point) · es encrucijada (intersection) · ja 十字街 (intersection) · hy խաչմերուկ (intersection) · sh крсто̀пӯће (intersection) · vi ngã tư (intersection) · km ត្រឡែងកែង (intersection) · sv vägskäl (decisive turning point) · tr dönüm noktası (decisive turning point) · ja 辻 (intersection) · ro punct de răscruce (decisive turning point) · tr dörtyol ağzı (intersection) · no vegkryss (intersection) · grc τριοδία (intersection) · ang ġelǣte (intersection) · be ро́стань (intersection) · yi קרייצוועג (intersection) · pl rozstaj (intersection) · uk перехре́сток (intersection) · ur چَوراہا (intersection) · es cruce (intersection) · ca creuer (intersection) · gl intersección (intersection) · hu útkereszteződés (intersection) · kmb pambu ia njila (intersection) · sh ра́скрсница (intersection) · ur تَقاطُع (intersection) · nl kruispunt (intersection) · he צוֹמֶת (intersection) · nb gatekryss (intersection) · sl križišče (intersection) · ro intersecție (intersection) · da vejkryds (intersection) · ga crosbhóthar (intersection) · es encrucijada (decisive turning point) · mi rīpekanga (intersection) · ug تۆت كوچا ئېغىزى (intersection) · nrf carrefour (intersection) · de Kreuzung (intersection) · de Wegscheide (intersection) · ko 사거리 (intersection) · is gatnamót (intersection) · sh кри́жа̄ње (intersection) · ang ġelǣtu (intersection) · oc capforc (intersection) · lt sankryža (intersection) · ms simpang empat (intersection) · my ခွဆုံ (intersection) · ps څلور لارى (intersection) · ru распу́тье (decisive turning point) · ru распу́тье (intersection) · ko 교차로 (intersection) · et teerist (intersection) · acw مَفْرَق (intersection) · nb vegkryss (intersection) · tl sangandaan (intersection) · nl keerpunt (decisive turning point) · kmr duriyan (intersection) · la trivium (intersection) · wa croejhlåde (intersection) · az dördyol (intersection) · el σταυροδρόμι (intersection) · hu keresztút (intersection) · sh крѝжӣште (intersection) · mn уулзвар (intersection) · ru перепу́тье (intersection) · cs křižovatka (decisive turning point) · fa-ira چَهارْراه (intersection) · no gatekryss (intersection) · da skillevej (decisive turning point) · tk çatryk (intersection) · fr croisée des chemins (decisive turning point) · ko 네거리 (intersection) · ca encreuament (intersection) · pl skrzyżowanie (intersection) · pl punkt centralny (centrally located position) · pl punkt zwrotny (decisive turning point) · ga crosbhealach (intersection) · hi चौक (intersection) · fa-ira تَقَاطُع (intersection) · gl encrucillada (intersection) · sq udhëkryq (intersection) · kk көше қиылысы (intersection) · fi tienristeys (intersection) · ar تَقَاطُع (intersection) · acw تَقَاطُع (intersection) · wa croejhåde (intersection) · es intersección (intersection) · ka მებოძირი (intersection) · be раздаро́жжа (decisive turning point) · fi liittymä (intersection) · bn চৌমাখা (intersection) · cmn 交叉口 (intersection) · kk жол түйіс (intersection) · tr kavşak (intersection) · lv krustojums (intersection) · sv vägkorsning (intersection) · vi ngã ba (intersection) · tg чорраҳа (intersection) · gur sorɔpurŋa (intersection) · ka გზაჯვარედინი (intersection) · sv korsning (intersection) · eo vojkruco (intersection) · th ชุมทาง (intersection) · cmn 交叉路口 (intersection) · tr yol ayrımı (decisive turning point) · uk роздорі́жжя (decisive turning point) · da korsvej (decisive turning point) · cs křižovatka (intersection) · lo ທາງຄົບ (intersection) · lo ສີ່ແຍກ (intersection) · la compita (intersection) · my လမ်းဆုံ (intersection) · ky кесилиш (intersection) · it crocicchio (intersection) · ar مُفْتَرَق (intersection) · ja 十字路 (intersection) · az kəsişmə (intersection)

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