crossroad

UK: /ˈkrɒsˌrəʊd/

US: /ˈkrɔsˌroʊd, ˈkrɑs-/

US: (krôs′rōd′, kros′-)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

cross•road /ˈkrɔsˌroʊd, ˈkrɑs-/   n. [countable]

1. a road that crosses another road or a main road.
2. Often, crossroads.
   • a place where roads meet or intersect:
     The first crossroads was a checkpoint where they asked to see our passports.
   • a point at which a vital important decision must be made:
     My life was at a crossroads.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

cross•road  (krôs′rōd′, kros′-), n. 

1. a road that crosses another road, or one that runs transversely to main roads.
2. a by-road.
3. Often, crossroads. (used with a sing. or pl. v.)
   • the place where roads intersect.
   • a point at which a vital decision must be made.
   • a main center of activity.

• cross- + road 1710–20

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

crossroad / ˈkrɒsˌrəʊd/ noun

1. a road that crosses another road
2. Also called: crossway a road that crosses from one main road to another