"crossroad" meaning in English

See crossroad in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: crossroads [plural]
Etymology: cross + road Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cross|road}} cross + road Head templates: {{en-noun}} crossroad (plural crossroads)
  1. A crossroads (place where one road crosses another). Categories (topical): Roads
    Sense id: en-crossroad-en-noun-qSEkYz6j Disambiguation of Roads: 67 33
  2. A road that crosses another.
    Sense id: en-crossroad-en-noun-no4wGmnw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: corner, intersection, junction

Inflected forms

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