Meaning

4 senses
  1. A place where one road crosses another; an intersection of two or more roads.

    Near-synonym: intersection

    Kreuzung, Straßenkreuzung, Querstraße

    перекрёстокperekrjóstok, перепу́тьеperepútʹje, распу́тьеraspútʹje

    перехре́стокperexréstok, перехре́стяperexréstja

  2. (broadly, figuratively)A centrally located position.

  3. (figuratively)A decision point; a turning point or opportunity to change a direction, a course, or a goal.

    Scheideweg

    распу́тьеraspútʹje

    роздорі́жжяrozdorížžja

  4. (nonstandard)A fork in the road.

More definitions
  • a point where a choice must be made
  • a community of people smaller than a village
  • a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
intersection:
decisive turning point:
Русский
By meaning 1
intersection:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
intersection:
decisive turning point:

Forms

plural: crossroads
Singularcrossroads
Pluralcrossroads

irregular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
decision point:turning pointwatershed
Close in meaning
  • a community of people smaller than a village:hamlet
  • a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made:juncturecritical point

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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