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crossroad
noun cross·road \ˈkrȯs-ˌrōd also -ˈrōd\
: a place where two or more roads cross
: a road that crosses a main road or that runs across land between main roads
Full Definition of CROSSROAD
1
: a road that crosses a main road or runs cross-country between main roads
2
usually plural but singular or plural in construction a : the place of intersection of two or more roads b (1) : a small community located at such a crossroads (2) : a central meeting place c : a crucial point especially where a decision must be made
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First Known Use of CROSSROAD
1686
Related to CROSSROAD
- Synonyms
- carrefour, corner, crossing, crossway(s), intersection, junction
Rhymes with CROSSROAD
abode, anode, bar code, boatload, busload, byroad, carload, cartload, caseload, cathode, church mode, commode, corrode, dead load, decode, diode, displode, download, dress code, dynode, embowed, encode, epode, erode, explode, forebode, freeload, front-load, geode, high road, implode, inroad, live load, lymph node, no-load, off-load, outmode, payload, planeload, postcode, post road, railroad, rhapsode, sarod, shipload, side road, Silk Road, skid road, source code, spring-load, square-toed, tetrode, threnode, trainload, triode, truckload, unload, upload, zip code
CROSSROAD Defined for Kids
crossroad
noun cross·road \ˈkrȯs-ˌrōd\
Definition of CROSSROAD for Kids
: a place where roads run across each other —usually used in pl.
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