cross ‧ roads /ˈkrɒsrəʊdz $ ˈkrɒːsroʊdz/ BrE AmE noun ( plural crossroads ) [countable]
1 . a place where two roads meet and cross each other ⇨ junction , T-junction
at the crossroads
Turn left at the next crossroads.
The car was approaching the crossroads.
2 . a time when someone has to make very important decisions which will affect their future
at a crossroads
Now farming is at a crossroads in the European Community.
a career crossroads
3 . an important or central place
at the crossroads
The city was ideally situated at the crossroads to the great trade centres of Europe.