Crossroads Meaning
/krˈɔˌsroʊdz/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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nounplural of crossroad
nounA place where one road crosses another; an intersection of two or more roads.
"Near-synonym: intersection"
"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:
nounA 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:
nounA 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:
nounA fork in the road.
"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:
Sentence Examples
When we came to the crossroads our cab slowed down.
The accident happened at a crossroads.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After losing his job, he felt he was at a ____ in his career path.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
When we came to the ____ our cab slowed down.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After losing his job, he felt he was at a ____ in his career path.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
When we came to the ____ our cab slowed down.