Words / B1

KROSR-ohdz/ˈkrɒsrəʊdz/

A crossroads is where roads meet, or a moment when a choice must be made: at a crossroads. Junction is the road twin; turning point is the metaphor twin. Planning: the town is at a crossroads over the bypass.

Meaning

A place where roads meet; also a moment when a choice must be made.

Examples

• “The town is at a crossroads over the bypass.”
• “The A-road crossroads needs lights, which is the literal junction.”

Good to know

at a crossroads. Literal: a junction. Metaphor: a turning point. Highways / essays. Treated as singular in the idiom (a crossroads).

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