crossroads
noun/ˈkrɒsrəʊdz/
/ˈkrɔːsrəʊdz/
(North American English also crossroad)
(plural crossroads)
Idioms - a place where two roads meet and cross each other
- At the next crossroads, turn right.
- Turn right at the next crossroads.
- (figurative) He has reached a career crossroads (= he must decide which way to go next in his career).
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Idioms
See crossroads in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionaryat a/the crossroads
- at an important point in somebody’s life or development
- We are standing at an important crossroads in the history of Europe.
- I knew I was at the crossroads of my career.
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