crossroad

American  

[kraws-rohd, kros-] / ˈkrɔsˌroʊd, ˈkrɒs- /

noun

1. a road that crosses another road, or one that runs transversely to main roads.

2. a by-road.

3. (used with a singular or plural verb) Often crossroads.

   1. the place where roads intersect.

   2. a point at which a vital decision must be made.

   3. a main center of activity.

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crossroad British  

/ ˈkrɒsˌrəʊd /

noun

1. a road that crosses another road

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

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Etymology

Origin of crossroad

First recorded in 1710–20; cross- + road

Example Sentences

He added that Apple is “at a crossroads again as we are having a paradigm shift on what its role is going to be in AI.”

From Barron's

Nvidia also now sits at a competitive crossroads, as the evolving needs of the AI computing market grow beyond the training of large language models that the company’s GPU chips were so well suited for.

From The Wall Street Journal

I find myself at a crossroads: carrying a high mortgage debt that exposes us to significant financial risk, or improving our liquidity so we can better weather a major financial event during retirement.

From MarketWatch

Iran sits at the geographic crossroads of that network.

From The Wall Street Journal

The BBC's own review noted that there was a disconnect between the "muscular" songs and the "existential crisis" of Styles' lyrics, concluding: "As a portrait of an artist at a crossroads, it's compellingly knotty."

From BBC

Related Words

• intersection