ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ also ˈ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: cross (III) + road
1. : a road that crosses a main road or runs across country between main roads
he came by way of a crossroad
2. oftenoun plural but singular or plural in construction : the place of intersection of two or more roads
traffic stalled at a crossroad
a remote crossroads hamlet
the … travelers reached a crossroads marked by a signpost — F.V.W.Mason
3. usually plural but singular or plural in construction
a. : a small community located at a crossroads and often serving as the meeting place of the inhabitants of the surrounding countryside
the small general store at any crossroads — J.M.Mogey
physicians then were to be found … even at some of the crossroads — Journal American Medical Association
b. : a central meeting place : focal point
like Broadway for showmen or Wall Street for financiers, it is a crossroads for army men — Green Peyton
England will be uncomfortable while confusion lasts in Europe for a world crossroads community — Griffin Barry
4. usually plural but singular or plural in construction : a crucial or critical point or place especially where a decision or choice must be made
it is generally realized that defense policy is at the crossroads — Lewis Hastings