Crossroads

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A place where one road crosses another; an intersection of two or more roads.
A centrally located position.
broadly, figuratively
A decision point; a turning point or opportunity to change a direction, a course, or a goal.
figuratively
A fork in the road.
nonstandard

Equivalents

Españolcrucé crucero encrucijadaintersección

Françaiscarrefour croisée des chemins

DeutschKreuzung Kreuzweg QuerstraßeScheideweg Straßenkreuzung Wegkreuzung Wegscheide

42 more languages

العربيةتقاطع تقاطع الطرق مفترق

Azərbaycan dilidördyol

Беларускаяскрыжаванне

Българскикръстопът

বাংলাচৌরাস্তা

Bosanskikrižanje križišče križopućeraskrižje raskršće raskrsnica крижање крижопуће раскрсница раскршће

Catalàcreuer cruïlla encreuament

Češtinakřižovatka rozcestí

Ελληνικάσταυροδρόμι

فارسیتقاطع

Suomikäännekohta liittymä risteysristeyskohta risteyspaikka tienhaara tienristeys

Gaeilgecrosaire crosbhealach crosbhóthar

Galegocruzamento encrucillada intersección

עבריתצומת

हिन्दीचौराहा

Hrvatskikrižanje križišče križopućeraskrižje raskršće raskrsnica крижање крижопуће раскрсница раскршће

Magyarútkereszteződés

Հայերենխաչմերուկ

Italianobivio crocicchio incrociopunto di svolta

日本語交差点分岐点十字街十字路四つ角岐路衢辻

ភាសាខ្មែរត្រឡែងកែង

한국어교차로 네거리 사거리

Latinacompita compitalicius compitaliscompitum quadruvium trivium

Lietuviųsankryža

Македонскикрстопат

Монголуулзвар

Bahasa Melayupersimpangan simpang empat

မြန်မာခွဆုံ လမ်းဆုံ

Nederlandskeerpunt kruising kruispunt

Polskikrzyżówka punkt zwrotny rozdrożerozstaj skrzyżowanie

Portuguêscruzamento encruzilhada

Românăintersecție răscruce

Русскийперекрёсток перепу́тье распутье

Slovenčinakrižovatka

Српскиkrižanje križišče križopućeraskrižje raskršće raskrsnica крижање крижопуће раскрсница раскршће

Svenskagatukorsning korsning vägkorsningvägskäl

ไทยชุมทาง ทางแยก สี่แยก

Tagalogsangandaan

Türkçedönüm noktası dörtyol ağzı kavşakyol ayrımı

Українськаперехре́стя

Tiếng Việtngã ba ngã tư

Examples

“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.”

“The shiny wet ⟳ black triangle at the crossroads of where her legs split ⟳.”

“Together they control ⟳ the approaches to this important railway crossroads from Chester, Crewe, Wolverhampton, Hereford and Machynlleth, and the station itself via an unusual mix ⟳ of semaphore and colour light ⟳ signals.”

“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.”

“But first he stopped his car at the crossroads where the highway forked off to Gastmann's house.”

“The Company A commander, Captain Helmer, was at the crossroads where the road split ⟳, with the left fork leading to Udenbreth, when he saw ⟳ a group of men coming toward him.”

“When she reached the crossroads where the trail split ⟳, one part of her yearned to head toward the lake.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

Crossroads of America crossrow crossruff crosssection crossstaff crosstab

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