crossroads | meaning of crossroads in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Roads
crossroads
cross‧roads
/
ˈkrɒsrəʊdz
$
ˈkrɒːsroʊdz
/
●●○
noun
(
plural
crossroads
)
[
countable
]
1
TTR
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
DECIDE
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.
Examples from the Corpus
crossroads
•
Now the 17-year-old is at a
crossroads
.
•
Donna
crossroads
ahead.
Donna accelerated , seeing aahead.
•
So we come to a
crossroads
of sticks.
So we come to aof sorts , an intersection of rice
•
The distance,
crossroads
.
The tunnel to the right turned left after a short while the tunnel to the left led to a
•
It was a
crossroads
for me.
•
At each
crossroads
the
At eachthe stone fountains with their precious supply of water were guarded by men-at-arms
•
I got off the
crossroads
, and the
I got off the truck at the, and the cousins drove Terry home
•
We moved off in the
crossroads
, the
We moved off in the direction of the, the scene of yesterday’s action
at the crossroads
•
She had a bus
at the crossroads
and go in every day.
She had a job in Frisco; she had to take the Greyhound and go in every day.
•
The spot,
at the crossroads
.
The Methodist chapel is also in a vulnerable standing as it does
•
Take
at the crossroads
.
Take Nosey and the spare horse , then wait for me
•
Nothing
at the crossroads
.
Nothing stirs , either in the offices or
•
it was almost on
at the crossroads
.Today it was almost on top of the ridge
•
Maybe you are standing
at the crossroads
now,
Maybe you are standingnow, wondering which way to turn.
•
I got off the truck
at the crossroads
, and the cousins drove Terry home.
at a crossroads
•
Conclusion Primary health
at a crossroads
.care is
•
He
at a crossroads
.
He saw the field itself
•
Eisler says we are now
at a crossroads
.
•
Apparently, one out of every 16
at crossroads
in the
Apparently, one out of every 16 signposts in the region are pointing in the wrong direction.
•
And now those specific
at a crossroads
.
And now those charged with crafting remedy have declared themselves
•
The traffic
at a crossroads
.
The army is directing
•
Warren’s
at a crossroads
.
Warren’s career was
•
Then, as now, my
at a crossroads
.
Then, as now, my native land was
•
The new
at a crossroads
.
The new managers were
at the crossroads
•
She had a job in Frisco; she had to take the Greyhound bus
at the crossroads
and go in every day.
•
The Methodist chapel is also in a vulnerable spot, standing as it does
at the crossroads
.
•
Take Nosey and the spare horse, then wait for me
at the crossroads
.
•
Nothing stirs, either in the offices or
at the crossroads
.
•
Today it was almost on top of the ridge
at the crossroads
.
•
Maybe you are standing
at the crossroads
now, wondering which way to turn.
•
I got off the truck
at the crossroads
, and the cousins drove Terry home.
