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Definition of 'crossroad'

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crossroad in British

(ˈkrɒsˌrəʊd )
noun US and Canadian
1. 
a road that crosses another road
2. Also called: crossway
a road that crosses from one main road to another
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Word Frequency

crossroad in American

(ˈkrɔsˌroʊd ; krôsˈrōdˌ)
noun
1. 
a road that crosses another road
2. 
a road that connects two or more main roads
3.  [usually pl., with sing. v.]
a. 
the place where two or more roads intersect, often the site of a rural settlement
b. 
any center of congregation, activity, etc. for a widespread area
c. 
a time in which important changes occur or major decisions must be made
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Example sentences containing 'crossroad'

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We have reached a crossroads where there is more choice for the public and for lawyers. Times, Sunday Times (2013)They had reached a crossroads in their relationship. Turner, Janine Behind Closed Doors - advice for families with violence in the home (1988)But now he had reached a crossroads. Times, Sunday Times (2008)This is not the first time cycling has reached a crossroads or that it has had to begin anew. Times, Sunday Times (2012)We have reached a curious crossroads. Times, Sunday Times (2007)Now he seems at another crossroads. Times, Sunday Times (2010)We are about to find out as the Yorkshire actor faces a career crossroads. Times, Sunday Times (2009)At some point in our lives, we all face a crossroads. Times, Sunday Times (2012)You sense that a relationship has reached a crossroads - and can decide which direction it should take. The Sun (2008)TWO fabulous careers have reached the crossroads. The Sun (2006)He does not consider he has anything to prove or that within a space of a month his career has suddenly reached a defining crossroads. Times, Sunday Times (2013)Britain has reached a crossroads. Times, Sunday Times (2011)The Goat stands on a busy crossroads a couple of miles from Leopardstown racecourse. Times, Sunday Times (2008)Rome was a busy crossroads for spies during the Cold War. Times, Sunday Times (2016)The National has reached a crossroads; its survival cannot and should not be taken for granted. Times, Sunday Times (2012)When she failed to make the Olympic team for Athens four years earlier she was faced with a crossroads and chose the difficult route. Times, Sunday Times (2009)By the time the summer season was drawing to a close I'd reached an important crossroads in my life. Frankie Dettori with Jonathan Powell FRANKIE: The Autobiography of Frankie Dettori (2004)

Trends of 'crossroad'

Used Rarely. crossroad is in the lower 50% of commonly used words in the Collins dictionary

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Definition of crossroad from the Collins English Dictionary

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