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crossroad

[ kraws-rohd, kros- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a road that crosses another road, or one that runs transversely to main roads.
a by-road.
Often crossroads. (used with a singular or plural verb)
1. the place where roads intersect.
2. a point at which a vital decision must be made.
3. a main center of activity.

crossroad

/ ˈkrɒsˌrəʊd /

First recorded in 1710–20; cross- + road

Your husband left us at the very first crossroad toward your place and I was absorbed with my new-old neighbors' affairs.

They turned into a crossroad after a time, and there in a little village Sara Lee found her new home.

There is a crossroad there, you remember, cutting through to the lake, and I turned in.

As we had foreseen, there were plenty of thirsty people walking along the Dover Road, and even some from the crossroad.

It would have been easy for them to miss each other, unless they happened to take the same crossroad.

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