crossroad
[noun]
Synonyms: juncture, contingency, crisis, emergency, exigency, pass, pinch, strait, turning point, zero hour

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crossroad noun & adjective. ['krɒsrǝʊd] E18.
[from CROSS- + ROAD noun.]
A. noun.
1. A road crossing another; a road joining two main roads; a byroad. E18.

2. sing. & (usu.) in pl. treated as sing. A place where two roads cross; fig. a situation in which two courses of action or two lines of development diverge; a critical turning-point in life, a career, etc. L18.
dirty work at the crossroads: see DIRTY adjective.
b. adjective. Passing by crossroads; situated at a crossroads; fig. (US) small, cheap. L18.

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