crossroadsnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkrɒs.rəʊdz/us/ˈkrɑːs.roʊdz/plural crossroadsB2 a place where two roads meet and cross each other
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Road junctions
- box
- box junction
- circus
- cloverleaf
- corner
- crossing
- crossroad
- fork
- interchange
- intersect
- intersection
- junction
- roundabout
- spaghetti junction
- staggered junction
- T-junction
- traffic circle
- turn-off
- turning
Examples from literature
- Even Jean smiled as he watched him moving along toward the crowded crossroads—smiled and then sighed.
Idiom(s)
be at a crossroads