Meanings
nouncrossroad (plural crossroads)
plural crossroads · alternative cross road
- A crossroads (place where one road crosses another).
- A road that crosses another.
Finally, at a likely looking north-south crossroad, we turned left and found elusive US 14 two miles north.
2012, Richard G. Chapman, Work Break, page 114
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna junction where one street or road crosses another
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APA
crossroad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crossroad
MLA
“crossroad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crossroad. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crossroad,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crossroad.
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