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UK
/kɹˈɒsɹəʊdz/
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[ US /ˈkɹɔsˌɹoʊdz/ ]
[ US /ˈkɹɔsˌɹoʊdz/ ]
NOUN
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a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made
at that juncture he had no idea what to do
he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point -
a point where a choice must be made
Freud's work stands at the crossroads between psychology and neurology - a community of people smaller than a village
How To Use crossroads In A Sentence
- If you've been to the crossroads, and made the deal, and got the mojo — which turns out to be dependent on a great deal of hard work and practice, just like sleight-of-hand — wouldn't you maybe get a trifle riled by that kind of misjudgment from time to time? Cops and Robbers
- On Tuesday there was a serious accident at the crossroads at Tzanov Boulevard and Ivanov Street at 9pm when one driver jumped a red light.
- All I could hear in the hush was the birds tweeting until, suddenly ahead of me, a lithe lad in Lycra darted over a crossroads like a rabbit scuttling for cover.
- There are no teachers to check on progress, and only a few mothers at some crossroads to oversee road crossing.
- Logistics in the automotive industry is at a crossroads.
- Britain has reached a crossroads. Times, Sunday Times
- We shall contest every river, every crossroads, every village, every town, and every kopje. Rainbow’s End
- One other authority has a joint budget with the health authority, funding a crossroads care attendant scheme and health care assistants.
- You turn sharp right at the crossroads.
- I think today our nation is at the crossroads where a serious reflection on the direction of our policies is a matter of uttermost urgency.
