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crossroad

[kraws-rohd, kros-]

noun

  1. a road that crosses another road, or one that runs transversely to main roads.

  2. a by-road.

  3. (used with a singular or plural verb)Often crossroads.

    1. the place where roads intersect.

    2. a point at which a vital decision must be made.

    3. a main center of activity.



crossroad

/ ˈɒˌəʊ /

noun

  1. a road that crosses another road

  2. Also called: crossway.a road that crosses from one main road to another

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of crossroad1

First recorded in 1710–20; cross- + road
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The film places the oceans as being at a crossroads, needing more action to help them continue as the "planet's support system".

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Terry Tucker’s Boxing Gym in Austin, Texas, emerges as a vibrant crossroads where people of every age, race and gender meet.

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As a result, her career was at a crossroads when she graduated with a degree in information management and business studies from Loughborough University in 2016.

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Observers talk of the female game now being "at a crossroads".

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"This is a hugely important crossroads for the party. Trying to win an election again or just becoming a sort of heritage party that shrivels."

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