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crossroad
[ kraws-rohd, kros- ]
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)
- the place where roads intersect.
- a point at which a vital decision must be made.
- a main center of activity.
crossroad
/ ˈkrɒsˌrəʊd /
noun
- a road that crosses another road
- Also calledcrossway a road that crosses from one main road to another
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Origin of crossroad1
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Example Sentences
Your husband left us at the very first crossroad toward your place and I was absorbed with my new-old neighbors' affairs.
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They turned into a crossroad after a time, and there in a little village Sara Lee found her new home.
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There is a crossroad there, you remember, cutting through to the lake, and I turned in.
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As we had foreseen, there were plenty of thirsty people walking along the Dover Road, and even some from the crossroad.
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It would have been easy for them to miss each other, unless they happened to take the same crossroad.
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